The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c31.594

v2.c31.594

According to these three Muslim accounts Bhīma was no contemptible ruler, as the Jain authors try to paint him. It was no mean achievement for one so young in years to defeat one of the greatest military leaders of the age. The victory was so decisive that the Muslims apparently made no serious efforts to recover their position for about 20 years. It was not till the month of Safar in 593 A.H. (A.D. 1197) that Quṭb ud-Dīn succeeded in raiding Aṇahilapāṭaka, Bhīma's capital. Ḥasan Niẓāmī, the author of the *Tāj ul-Ma'āthir*, gives the following account of this Muslim campaign: