1845.] a History of Sindh. 87 



and at length returned and arrived at Mikram ; at that juncture, Zyad 

 was governor of the Iraks on the part of Mohawiyah^ who wrote to 

 him to send Rashid Bin Oomur to Sindh, and he took possession of 

 the hill of Pageh, taking also the whole of the property found there. 



Thus he also possessed himself of Kag- Raman : he arrived at the 

 hills of Mamzur and Bihung ; the hill men, to the number of 50,000, 

 assembled, and took possession of the passes ; from morning to evening 

 they fought desperately, Rashid was killed, and the Moslems defeated. 

 The repairing of this affair was deputed to Rashid Bin Salim, he 

 defeated the men of Kag-Kaman, and arrived in the territories of 

 Budyha, where he was killed. Then Munzir Bin Harut, Bin Bashar, 

 became governor of these provinces. He fell sick at Purabi, and died : 

 at this time also Mohawiyah died, and Mirwan succeeded him ; in his 

 time no one was deputed to his enterprise until the time of Abdul 

 Malk ; he gave the governorship of the Iraks to Hijjaj, who sent the 

 Seyud to Mikram ; he, it so happened, was killed by the Alleifis as has 

 been before related, whereupon Hijjaj sent Mujjah to Kirman, to take 

 revenge upon the Allafis of Sindh ; he died there in the distractions of 

 these times. Abdul Malk the Khalif died, and Walid succeeded him, 

 sending Mahomed Bin Haris to Mikram to settle the affairs of Hind 

 and the Allafis ; he killed one of the Allafis, and in the space of five 

 months settled the country of Mikram satisfactorily, and took 

 possession of various districts. After that the circumstances of the 

 death of Bazil occurred as related, which increased the desire of revenge 

 in Hijjaj, and it was settled to send Bin Cassim Sukifi, as will be 

 related. 



Relation of the arrival of Bin Cassim in Sindh, and account of the 

 victories which he there achieved. 



After the circumstance of the death of Bazil Hijjaj Bin Yasaf it 

 was represented to the Khalif that in Sindh insolence had obtained such 

 ascendency, and punishment was so loudly called for, that he must issue 

 his order for remedying these things, as also for the release of the 

 Moslem prisoners, and taking revenge for the rebellion of those unbe- 

 lievers, so that the country might be conquered. The Khalif replied, 

 " The country is distant and unproductive, the expence of collecting 

 forces will be ruinous, and only accomplished by oppression ; it is better 



