HISTORIANS OF SIND.
now at war. They are Meds, seafarers, and pirates. Then he went against the town of Kíraj. Dúhar advanced to oppose him, but the enemy was put to flight. Dúhar fled, but some say he was killed. The inhabitants surrendered. Muhammad slew (all those capable of
bearing arms) and reduced the rest to slavery.◌◌◌
Meanwhile, Walíd, son of ’Abdu-l malik, died, and was succeeded by (his brother) Sulaimán, who appointed Sálih, son of ’Abdu-r-Rahmán, to collect the tribute of ’Irák. Yazíd, son of Abú kabsha as-Saksakí, was made governor of Sind, and Muhammad, son of Kasím, was sent back a prisoner with Mu’áwiya, son of Muhallab. The people of Hind wept for Muhammad, and preserved his likeness at Kíraj. He was imprisoned by Sálih at Wásit. Sálih put him to torture, together with other persons of the family of Abu ’Ukail, until they expired: for Hajjáj[1] (Muhammad’s cousin) had put to death Adam, Sálih’s brother, who professed the creed of the Khárijís. Hamza, the son of Baiz Hanafí, says:—
“Verily, courage, and generosity, and liberality,
Belonged to Muhammad, son of Kásim, son of Muhammad,
He led armies at the age of seventeen years,
He seemed destined for command from the day of his birth.”
Yazíd, son of Abú Kabsha, died eighteen days after his arrival in Sind. Sulaimán then appointed Habíb, son of al Muhallab, to carry on the war in Sind, and he departed for that purpose. Meanwhile the princes of Hind had returned to their states, and Jaishiya,[2] son of Dahír, had come back to Brahmanábád. Habíb proceeded to the banks of the Mihrán, where the people of Alrúr made their submission; but he warred against a certain tribe and reduced them.
When the Khalif Sulaimán, son of ’Abdu-l Malik, died, he was succeeded by ’Umar son of ’Abdu-l ’Azíz.[3] He wrote to the princes (of Hind) inviting them to become Musulmáns and submit to his authority, upon which they would be treated like all other Musul-
- ↑ That sanguinary wretch is said to have slaughtered by his arbitrary mandates 120,000 pensons, and after his death there were found in his different prisons, 30,000 men and 20,000 women. This is drawn from Persian sources. The Sunní writers represent him as just and impartial, not withstandiug his unflinching severity.—Pascual de Gayangos, Biographical Dictionary, Art. “Al Hajjáj.”
- ↑ [This reading is from Kudáma, and is confirmed by the Chach-náma. Our text is doubtful
Reinaud gives “Hullysah” Mem. sur l’ Inde. 191. The true name was Jai Sinha. See Chach-náma, post.]
- ↑ [717 A.D.]
