History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c14.32

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Raor was taken and plundered. The fighting people were massacred and the women enslaved. Altogether there were, it is said in the Chacha-nāma, 60000 slaves including many beautiful women of princely families. These were like the plunder, divided between the government and the soldiers. From thence Kasim went to Brāhmanābād, capturing two towns and forts on the way, Bahror and Dahlila. Jaisiah not finding it safe even at Brāhmanābād left it with many followers and took his position in the desert, deciding to harass Kasim's forces during investment of the city. It was well prepared for the siege and withstood it for six months. There were about 40 thousand fighting men in the city and they made frequent sallies fighting with determination from sunrise to sunset. Jaisia also harassed the Arabs from behind. In this way Mahomed Kasim was sorely troubled, but Moka Bassaya came to his relief. He gave him accurate information about Jaisiah and asked a force to be sent against him. Jaisia was finally defeated (much like Indrajit of Rāvana defeated by Bibhīshana's aid) and he betook himself to Chitore. The fate of Brāhmanābād was now sealed. It fell in the usual way. The merchants and other non-fighting people threw themselves on the mercy of Mahomed Kasim and opened the gates. The city was immediately taken possession of, the merchants were spared, the warriors were slaughtered and the city was plundered. Women slaves were captured; among them were two virgin daughters of Dāhar who were sent to the Khalifa along with the fifth royal share of plunder. These as is well-known eventually became the cause of Kasim's downfall and death.