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ready for war. Junaid moved against him in vessels likewise; and they 
fought a naval action in the estuary of ush-Shark! [ush-Shagira—The 
then Kohra’i 196 mouth, no doubt, by which that branch of the Mihran of 
Sind which flowed past Mansuriyah, united with the ocean, but which 
estuary, in that day, existed much farther north], in which Jai Sinha 
was defeated, his own vessel captured, and he was taken prisoner and 
put to death. * * * 
This Junaid, son of ’Abd-ur-Rahman, was subsequently made Amir 
of Khurasan, which included all the eastern territories under the sway 
of the Musalmans, and he greatly distinguished himself in Farghanah, 
between 111 H. and 116 H., (730-734 A. D.) when he died. 
In after years, when Hakam, son of ’Awanah-al-Kalbi, succeeded 
Tammim, son of Zaid-ul-’Utba, the people of Sind had, for the most part, 
relapsed into idolatry ; and the Musalmans being without any place of 
security to which, in case of need, they might retire for safety, he built 
a town on the other side of the estuary in question, and made it the 
chief town, to which he gave the name of Mahfuzah—the Guarded or 
Preserved. Subsequently, ’Umaro, son of the unfortunate Muhammad, 
son of Kasim, the conqueror of Sind, was made governor of Mahfuzah, 
and was greatly trusted by Hakam, and had been employed in many 
important affairs. He was sent from Mahfiizah on an expedition [but 
whither is not stated], in which he was successful, and was elevated to 
the rank of Amir. He founded another city on this side [the west] of 
the estuary, which he named Mansuriyah, in which the governor now 
[when the Balazari wrote] dwells.” 
Then came the time of the ’Abbasis [132 H.—750 A. D.], and Abu- 
Muslim-al-Marwazi, who was the chief instrument in setting up that 
dynasty of Klialifahs, despatched ’Abd-ur-Rahman, son of Abu-Muslim- 
al-Mughallisa-al-’Abdi, to proceed into Sind to oust the ’Ummiyah 
officials therefrom. He came through Tukharistan from Marw, but he 
was encountered by Mansur, son of Jamhur-al-Kalbi [the same after 
whom the city and district of Mansuriyah were named according to lbn 
Khurdad-bih 197 ]. his troops put to flight, and himself killed. Abu- 
Muslim then despatched Musa, son of Ka’ab-ut-Tammimi into Sind, who 
reached the banks of the Mihran, which separated him from Mansur, 
who thought himself secure as the river flowed between them ; but Musa, 
came upon him [in what manner is not stated], put Mansur and his 
forces to flight, and slew Manzur, brother of Mansur. The latter, in a 
sorry plight, fled to the sandy desert tracts, where he perished of thirst. 
Musa ruled in Sind for some time ; and he repaired the city of Man¬ 
suriyah, and enlarged the masjid there. 
196 See ante note 168, page 223, 
197 See ante page 195, and note 102. 
