Kazee Ismael, the son of Ali, the son of Mahomed, the son of Moosa, the son of Taiee, has written as follows of the history of Sind. That in the Khaliphat of the son of Abdool Mulik, Hujjaj, the son of Yoosoof Sukfee, sent Mahomed the son of Haroon, with a body of men, from Darul Islam (the Mansion of Islamism), Bagdad, to Mukran. This force took all the country around Mukran, and about the sea side. It was also their intention to take Sind. On this account, they were always inquiring about the people of that country; and those people who had formerly come from Bagdad to buy slaves, and other things, and who had escaped, as I have previously mentioned, these were with them; they were their guides. In short, in the year Hijree 92 (A. D. 710), Mahomed the son of Kasim (the cousin of Yoosoof, and the son-in-law of Hujjaj) left Bagdad with a very fine army, to take revenge on Sind. He came to Karmania, where he halted a short time, to prepare the arms, set the army in order, and get ready the implements for opening forts. He then came to Kuch and Mukran. From thence he intended to take Sind. When the news of the approach of the Mahomedan force reached Rais Daher, he proposed to go to the borders of Mukran to fight them. His nobles said: “This is an Arab force; they have come on account of the enemies of their religion: it is right to be patient. If they make excursions here and there, and in this way leave our country, it will be good; if not, we must deliberate, and it will be neces­sary to give them much money from the treasury, to save our country from their mischief.” Rais Daher approved of this advice, deferring his march until they (the enemy) came to Neerunkot,* where they set a light to the war, surrounding the fort, and after much fighting they were victorious, slaying many Kafirs. The remains of the sword fled, turning their heads to Alore. The Mahomedan armies, with victory, turned the bridle of their intentions to take Tatta. In a short time they sub­jected Tatta, and taking out the Musulman prisoners, sent them to Hijaz (Arabia). From thence, proposing to go to the royal residence of Alore (Darul Moolk Alore), they came to Sehwistan, where there was so much fighting that it is not possible to describe it. In short, the Kafirs were the victors in two battles; but in the third fight the wind of victory struck the tassels of the Mahomedan flags, and the Kafirs, being over­come, fled. Mahomed Kasim, after taking the fort of Sehwistan, made arrangements for the surrounding country. He sent Boodhnum, Wuzeer (who had asked for, and received quarter from, the forces of Islam,) with some of his own people, to Tatta, and Neerunkot, placing in his hand all the matters of those countries.

The men of Chinuh, hearing the news of the forces of Islam, brought great and fitting presents for, and met Mahomed Kasim; and having agreed to obey his orders, and to pay tribute, they were given their leave and went away. This is the reason why the theologians of Islamism called the country on that side of the river, which was in the hands of the Chinuhs, “Ooshree” (the land which pays one-tenth as yearly tribute.