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Rawur, Tobeh Ddrus. Bin Cassim then proceeded towards Mooltan, 

 and on the road, at the fort of Baheeah, Kulsur Bin Chunder made 

 obedience to him ; after that, the fort of Sukkeh was taken, and Utbeh 

 Bin Tumhee left there as governor. Mooltan, with all its strongholds 

 and dependencies fell to Bin Cassim, who appointed Khuzzaneh Bin 

 Abdool Mulk to the fort of Mehpoor, Dawood Bin Nusserpoor to 

 Mooltan, and proceeded to Debalpoor ; at this time he is reported to 

 have had 50,000 horse and foot under his banners, independent of the 

 regular army with which he invaded the country. Having taken posses- 

 sion of the countries to the east as far as Cashmeer 

 Bin Cassim conquers 

 as far as the country and Kunnooj, he returned, having placed trustworthy 



governors and servants in all those places. At the time 

 that Keiss was deputed to convey the treasure and booty captured aXAlor, 

 Story of his death, with the prisoners to the Khalif of Sham, amongst the 

 latter were two daughters ofBahir.* The Khalif consigned them to his 

 harem until they should recover from the fatigues of travel, and be prepar- 

 ed for his service ; their beauty was very great, and the Khalif was about 

 to consign one to his bed, when she informed him that Bin Cassim, 

 flushed with victory, had robbed them both of their virginity, and had 

 kept them in his harem for three days ; the Khalif s wrath at this 

 knew no bounds, and he wrote an order with his own hand, informing 

 his servants to seize Bin Cassim, to sow him up in a raw cow's hide, 

 and send him to Bagdad. This order reached the chief at Hadapoor, 

 and he desired the servants to obey the order of their tyrannical 

 master ; they did so, and in three days the brave Bin Cassim sunk 

 under the torture. Tis body was conveyed to the Khalif who ex- 

 ultingly shewed it to the two women, as a proof of his absolute power ; 

 and of the full measure of revenge which he had taken upon the 

 innocent Bin Cassim. They confessed that the accusation was totally 

 false ; that they were solely actuated by revenge for the murder of 

 their father, and the destruction of his kingdom. The wretched Khalif 

 too late saw the injustice he had committed, and suffered the most 

 poignant remorse ; he caused the two women to be tied to horses, and 

 dragged to death through the streets of Bagdad. Bin Cassim was 

 buried at Damascus. At the time of Bin Cassim's death, Bin Keiss 



* Gispul Deo and Sooing Deo. 



