Twilight of the Sultanate c7.s4.25

c7.s4.25

After negotiating the Siwāliḳs, Tīmūr marched towards Jammu. On 22 February (16 Jamadiul Ākhir) he arrived at Bailā, situated about twenty miles from the modern Jammu town.¹⁵⁸ The inhabitants of Bailā knew what was in store for them and they escaped into a nearby jungle. Tīmūr surrounded the forest so closely that no one could come out, and then his soldiers plundered the village undisturbed. Large quantities of grain and fodder were collected, sufficient to supply the requirements of the army,¹⁵⁹ and then the village was set on fire.