The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c28.154

v2.c28.154

It is clear from the account of these Musalman writers that Maḥmūd could not repeat the success which he obtained against the effete Gurjara-Pratīhāra rulers when he captured the 7 forts of Kanauj in a single day. Even after ‘a considerable time,’ he evidently could not capture the fort of Kālañjara, and the campaign ended in mutual gifts and compliments which appear to have been euphemistically represented by his historians as ‘tribute.’² The friendly relations thus established between Maḥmūd and the Candellas may have continued till at least 1029 A. D., when the former seized one of Seljuq’s sons and is reported to have sent him as a prisoner to the fort of ‘Kalanjar’ in India.³