The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.54

v3.c20.54

Mahmūd was now informed that Bhīmdeo of Anhilvāra had taken refuge in the island of Beyt Shankhodhar¹, at the north-western extremity of the peninsular of Kāthiāwār, and pursued him thither. If the chroniclers are to be credited it was possible in those days to reach the island on horseback at low tide, for native guides are said to have pointed out the passage to Mahmūd and to have warned him that he and his troops would perish if the tide or the wind rose while they were attempting it. Mahmūd nevertheless led his army across and Bhīmdeo was so dismayed by his determination and intrepidity that he fled from the fortress in a mean disguise and left it at the mercy of the invaders, who slew all the males in the town and enslaved the women, among whom, according to one authority, were some of the ladies of Bhīmdeo’s family.