1892.] H. G-. Raverty —The Mihran of Sind and its Tributaries. 239 
Ohach, the ruler of the country, whose capital was Aror, he encountered 
Ra’e Dahir in battle, at the head of a considerable army with numerous 
war elephants, who, towards the close of the day, was completely over¬ 
thrown, and killed in the engagement. Muhammad, after this success, 
moved towards old Bahman-abad, which was two farsa7igs m from 
where Mansuriyah was afterwards built, its subsequent site at the 
time being a jangal. The great mound, styled “ Tliool ["Tall] Depur 
Ghangra” of the large one inch scale map, six miles north-east of 
Bahman-abad is doubtless its site. At Baliman-abad the remains of Ra’e 
there halt, as Muhammad would then be parallel with Dahir’s position, and from it, 
would be able to act either in front or rear of it, and on Dahir’s baggage. He did so, 
and came to the canal of Dadahah Wall, on which Dahir moved towards Rawar; 
and having there deposited his servants and baggage, he came and took up a position 
where, between him and the ’Arab forces, only a farsang distance intervened. 
Muhammad, on this, moved nearer towards Dahir’s position until he had reached 
within half that distance from him. Fighting had gone on for three days, until, on 
the fourth, Dahir himself appeared in the field, and a severe conflict took place. 
Muhammad had detached 6,000 of his troops in advance, with directions to cross the 
channel, which on that day separated the two armies ; but, finding that they were 
likely to be hard pressed, through the enemy having got an inkling of the move¬ 
ment, he moved to their support with the remainder of his forces. Dahir had 
determined on making a supreme effort, and did so. He had concentrated all his 
available forces, and the different tribes of Sind, including the sharki Jats—the Jats 
east of the Mihran—besides his own troops, were posted in the rear in support. All 
was of no avail: the infidels were driven back with great loss; and the Musalmans, 
that night, remained on the field, in the position they had gained. This was the 9th 
of Ramazan, 93 H. (19th June, 712 A. 1).). On the following day, the 10th, Muham¬ 
mad harangued and exhorted his troops [there was no “ khutba to read. See 
Elliot, page 169] ; the Arabs made a general attack upon Dahir and his forces ; and 
he was finally killed near the fort of Rawar, between the Mihran river and the canal 
of Dadahah Wah, in endeavouring to reach that fortress, and his troops were over¬ 
thrown with great slaughter, and pursued to the gates of that place. Jai Senha, son 
of Dahir, and Rani Ba’i, Dahir’s sister, whom the latter had married, entered the fort 
of Rawar, and there shut themselves up ; but Jai Senha was for sallying forth, and 
again fighting the enemy while life lasted. He was dissuaded from doing so, and 
advised by the Wazir of Dahir, to retire to the hisdr of Bahman-abad, where he would 
be able to rally the forces of the country, and be able to make a stand against the 
Musalmans with more chance of success. He did so ; and Rani Ba’i, with some of 
Dahir’s Maliks along with her, remained in the fort of Rawar resolved to defend it. 
It was invested, and the walls breached, and finally surrendered ; but, before this was 
done, Rani Ba’i had ascended a funeral pyre, and joined her husband and brother. 
From this it will be seen, that a considerable time elapsed after the ’Arabs 
entered Sind before these events came to pass ; and, what is surprising, is, that these 
operations went on in the height of the hot season, when, at the present time, the 
rivers are in flood, and the country inundated, and yet no remark is made on the 
subject. 
133 A little over six miles. See note 105. 
