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The first Bahmani king, Alauddin Bahman Shah (1347-1358) despatched an expedition against the northern Carnatic Hindu chieftains, and his booty included 1000 singing and dancing girls, *Murlis*, from Hindu temples.⁴⁰ In 1406 Sultan Tajuddin Firoz (1397-1422) fought a war with Vijayanagar and captured 60,000 youths and children from its territories. When peace was made Bukka gave, besides other things, 2,000 boys and girls skilled in dancing and music.⁴¹ Incidentally Firoz had a harem of 800 women of various nations, but of course all Muslims.⁴²