The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c12.70

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¹ Futūḥ *al-Buldān*, Text, Ed. by M. J. de Goeje, Brill, 1866, p. 399. I am indebted to Dr. Mirza of the University of Lucknow for the translation of this passage which differs from Murgotten's translation in one or two points. It is not very clear whose sons were given as hostages but as Ratbīl's father was a polytheist and there is no evidence that his son had accepted Islam and as the name of one of the hostages is the same as that of the father of 'Ubaid Ullah, I am disposed to consider them to be the sons of the Arab *Wāli*. If this was so it would appear that the hostages were given by the Arabs to Ratbīl.