420 H. G. Raverty —The Mihr&n of Sind and its Tributaries. [Ex. Ho. 
From thence it runs to Narad or Narnor, which it passes near to on 
the east side, and runs to Hansi, which having passed on the east and 
south, it turns to the westward, and runs in a direction a little to the 
north of west, winding considerably, to the Firuzah Hisar, founded by 
the Sultan abovenamed. Passing close under its walls on the south 
side, it continues to run in the same direction to a point two kuroh and 
a half from that Hisar, to a place called Matarsaum, where another 
channel branches off to Bhadara. From thence it runs to Chhini, about 
nine kuroh still farther west, where it turns south-westwards, winding 
considerably, to Bhadara, rather more than a kuroh south-south-west of 
which the old channel from Matarsaum again unites with it. Half way 
between, another old channel runs westwards, and again unites with it 
about two kuroh and a half farther down stream. 
to enable him to receive a reply from his brother, the Sultan of Ghur ; and each of 
the hostile forces betook themselves to their respective positions. 
Between the two hosts was a river, “ the passage of which was everywhere 
impossible, save by means of a bridge or by boats ” ; and yet the historian says, 
that “ wherever a passage was possible the place was carefully guarded by the 
Hindu forces. At this juncture one of the people of Hind came to Shihab-ud-Din, 
and told him that he knew of a place where the river was fordable, and would con¬ 
duct him across in such wise that the Hindus would be entirely unaware of it until 
he should fall upon them. Shihab-ud-Din doubted at first whether or not some 
treachery was intended ; but, as some of the people of TTchchh and Multan became 
security for the man, Shihab-ud-Din despatched Amir Husain, son of Kharmil, 
Ghuri [the same who was previously governor of Sial Kot and afterwards Malik of 
Hirat. See Tabahat-i-NdsiH , pages 453 and 475], at the head of a strong body 
of troops along with the man, to cross at the place he should point out, and then 
fall upon the encampment of the Malikah. It so happened that the man guided 
Amir Husain across the river in such a manner that he came upon the Hindus 
entirely unawares, until he had surrounded them. On this, Shihab-ud-Din. having 
obtained intimation of the success of the movement, mounted and crossed over 
likewise, w r hich he was now easily enabled to do, the Hindus having abandoned the 
ferries [which he said before did not exist] and decamped. Shihab-ud-Din reached 
the camp of the Hindus, and made such slaughter among them that but few 
escaped, and the Malikah likewise perished. Such a vast amount of booty fell into 
the hands of the people of Islam as could not be computed ; and Shihab-ud-Din ac¬ 
quired sway over the whole of the country of Hind, and all the contumacious Rajahs 
became submissive, and agreed to pay tribute and taxes. Shihab-ud-Din’s slave, 
Kutb-ud-Din, I-bak, was sent to take possession of Dihli and exercise the rule over 
that territory ; and Muhammad, son of Bakht-yar [see “ Tabakat-i-Nasiri,” page 548, 
and Appendix C. xiii.], with a large force of Khali [Turks], was sent to the 
farthest part of Hind, in sach wise that they penetrated into the borders of the 
territory of Chin [China], and captured some places which no Musalmans had 
hitherto reached.” Here we have the events of some twenty-nine years in as many 
lines, and not a word about Ra’i Pithora. Such is the account contained in Ibn 
Asir, the Shami historian ; but this Malikah or female ruler is quite new, and was 
unknown to the native writers. 
