History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c33.s3.23

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position will explain the movements of the armies. Mahmud entrenched himself seeing the superior force or position of the enemy. Why Anandpala did not oppose Mahmud's crossing the river may be explained on the supposition that Anandpala did not think that Mahmud would cross the Indus; or that he wished to fight with him on the east of the Indus; or that he did not get information in time. As Chacha is known to have opposed Kasim when the latter crossed the Indus in Sind, we have no mention of Anandpala opposing Mahmud when he crossed the Indus. Perhaps Mahmud was already to the east of the Indus when Anandpala advanced against the reader may realize the enormous quantity of plunder which Mahmud obtained in his raids and in order that such descriptions may not be repeated. It may also be pointed out that Mahmud like Shivaji kept a detailed account of all the treasures he obtained by plunder and that the same was duly appraised and certain rules must have been observed by which the share of the state was reserved and the rest distributed among the soldiers. We know that Arab expeditions in the beginning of the spread of the new religion were conducted under strict rules of division of plunder between the state or Khalifa and the commander with the soldiers. In short as under Shivaji the plundering was systematic as also the division of the spoil.