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³¹ Ibid., p.20; Ufi, *Jamiul Hikayat*, p.181. Elliots Appendix, on the authority of Abul Fazl, specifically mentions animals flesh. p.439. The trick was common. The Fort of Sevana was captured by Alauddin Khalji by contaminating the forts water supply by throwing a cows head into the tank. See Lal, *Khaljis*, p.115.