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the qil^addr who represented the Rajah of Arracan, " Why 

 woald you needlessly destroy yourself and your family ? Befoie 

 you are forcibly seized and sacrificed to our swords, give up your 

 fort, and save your life and property. " The qiVadir^ feeling 

 himself helpless and in need of protection, sent back the reply 

 that [172, a] he should be granted respite for the night and that 

 next moruing he would admit them. 



Chaxgaon Fort Sorkenders. 



In the moraing of the 26th January, 1666, which was the sunset 

 of [the glory of] the Maghs, the commandant opened the fort gate 

 and informed Ibn Husain, who started for the fort. But Munaw- 

 war Khari zemindar had entered it before him, and his compa- 

 nions had set fire to it. Ibn Husain entered soon afterwards, and 

 tried his best to put oat the fire, but in vain. The fire was so 

 violent that he could not stay there, but came out bringing the 

 qiVadar away with himself. 



When the fire went out, he again proceeded to the fort and 

 attached the property. He sent the qila^dar with the news of 

 victory to the Xawwab at Dacca, and also informed Buzurg 

 Ummed Khan of the happy event. 



The Maghs who were in the fort on the other side of the river 

 fled, and that fort, too, fell into Mughal hands. The peasantry 

 on the further side of the river, [172, h] who were mostly Muslims 

 kidnapped from Bengal, attacked the Maghs that fled yesterday 

 and to-day, slew one of their leaders, captured two of their 

 elephants, and brought them to Ibn Husain. Of the four 

 elephants in the fort of Chatgaon, two were burned in the fire and 

 two were secured by the Mughals. 



Rewards to the Victors. 



On the 29th January, the news of the conquest reached 

 Dacca ; the Nawwab after thanking God, began to give to all the 

 army liberal re^vards consisting of robes, horses, and elephants, 



this time had come from Arracanto aid them, interviewed Ibn Husain. Cap- 

 tain Moor, who accompanied the Imperial forces in this expedition, did excel- 

 lent service. Next day [25th January,] Buzurg Ummed Khan arrived at the 

 foot of the fort of Ch§tgaon with the rest of the army. The Imperial forces 

 by land and sea encircled the fort. The garrison, after making great exertions, 

 found that they could not resist tlie Mughal army, and at last Bought 

 safety. The second day of the siege, 26th January, 1666, the Imperial 

 army gained possession of the fort, the whole province of Chatgaon, and the 



entire artillery and navy of the place [p. 953], The Governor of 



Chatgaon, who was the son of the Arracan king's uncle, was taken prisoner 

 with one son and some other relatives, and nearly 350 men of the tribe. 

 132 ships of war, 1,026 guns made of bronze and iron, many matchlocks and 

 zamhuraks (camel pieces), much shot and powder, other artillery materials, 

 and three elephants, were captured. Large numbers of the peasants of 

 Bengal who had been carried off and kept prisoner here, were now released 

 from the Magh oppression and returned to their homes," 



