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A History of the GciWliars. 
[No. 1, 
occasion, sold their jewels, and melted down their golden orna¬ 
ments (which they sent from distant parts) to furnish resources for 
the war, and the Gakk’hars and other warlike tribes joining the army, 
surrounded the Muhammadans who were obliged to entrench their 
camp. Mahmud having thus secured himself, ordered six thousand 
archers to the front, to endeavour to provoke the enemy to attack 
his entrenchments. The archers were opposed by the Gakk’hars 
who, in spite of the king’s efforts and presence, repulsed his light 
troops and followed them so closely, that no less than 30,000 
Gakk’hars with their heads and feet bare, and armed with various 
weapons penetrated into the Muhammadan lines, where a dreadful 
carnage ensued, and 5000 Muhammadans in a few minutes were 
slain. The enemy were at length checked, and being cut off as 
fast as they advanced, the attacks became fainter and fainter till 
on a sudden the elephant upon which the prince who commanded 
the Hindus rode, becoming unruly from the effects of the naptha 
balls and the flights of arrows, turned and fled. This circum¬ 
stance produced a panic among the Hindus, who seeing themselves 
deserted by their general, gave way and fled also. ’Abdullah 
Taf with six thousand Arabian horse and Arslan Jazib with 
10,000 Turks, Afghans, and Khiljfs, pursued the enemy day and 
night, so that 20,000 Hindus were killed in the retreat. Of the 
spoil, 30 elephants, besides other booty, were brought to the king.* 
After the death of Gakk’har Shah, his remains were carried to 
Kabul, and buried there. 
III. 
Baj Kha'n. 
(A. D. 1031, A. H. 425.) 
Rise of the Saljuks. Their wars with Mas’ud, son of Mahmud 
of Ghazni. 
IV. 
Mahpa'l Kha'n. 
(A. D. 1065, A. H. 458.) 
A brave chief who was invariably victorious in his wars with the 
Raj ah of Sialkot. 
# Firishtah, page G5, Bombay Edition. 
