The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c11.43
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² Ibid, p. 224. I prefer the matter-of-fact account of Balādhuri (9th century A.D.) to the romantic story of 'Alī ibn Ḥamīd al-Kūfī, which appears to be a later fabrication. See *Elliot*, I, 437; also *Caliphate*, pp. 362-63.