1841.] Of the early History of Sindh. 1 9 3 



terrific, lasting from morn till night. Bin Cassim himself fought as a 



common soldier with his troops, performing deeds of valour ; but the 



day was decided in favour of the faithful. In consequence of the latter 



throwing fireworks amongst the Rajah's elephants the howdahs took 



fire, and the infuriated beasts rushed madly through their own troops, 



trampling down all before them until they arrived at the river, 



into the muddy banks of which they plunged. Dahir* s elephant was 



amongst them, and the Mahomedans profiting by the confusion, threw 



showers of arrows, one of which struck Dahir in the 

 Bahir's death and 

 the defeat* of his neck, and killed him; his elephant sunk into the 



mud ; and the Brahmins who were behind the howdah, 



took the body of the Rajah and buried it there. The infidels fled in 



all directions, and the carnage which ensued was dreadful ; all the 



approaches to the citadel of Alor were most carefully blocked up, and 



the Brahmins and two female slaves fell into the hands of an officer of 



Bin Cassim's army, named Keiss, to whom they detailed the particulars 



of Dahir's death, and begged for quarter. Keiss took them to Bin 



Cassim ; the body of Dahir was found in the mud of the river, and the 



head was severed from the body, and stuck upon a spear. That night 



the Moslems occupied themselves in prayers and thanksgivings for 



the victory they had gained. The next morning Bin Cassim caused 



the head of Dahir, together with the two slaves, to be placed over one 



of the gates of the city. Dahir's wife, Ladee, seeing this, threw herself 



from the walls, and the garrison being no longer able to offer any oppo- 



.. . j sition, opened the gates of the fort. The army of the 



Mahomedans enter ' r ° J 



Alor9Sn. (a. d. 711.) faithful entered and took possession of Alor on 

 Friday, the 11th of Ramzan, in the 93rd year of the Hejira. Dahir 

 ruled 33 years, and the rule of the Brahmins embraces a period of 92 

 years. 



