The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c31.s8.46
The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c31.s8.46
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Probably in A. D. 1199, not long after his facile conquest of Bihār, Muhammad the son of Bakhtyār equipped an army for the subjugation of Bengal. Riding in advance of the main body of his troops, he suddenly appeared before Nūdīah with a slender following of eighteen horsemen, and boldly entered the city, the people supposing him to be a horsedealer. But when he reached the gate of the Rāi's palace, he drew his sword and attacked the unsuspecting household. The Rāi, who was at his dinner, was completely taken by surprise,