Hajjáj then sent Dáhar's head, and royal umbrellas and hostages and treasures to Walid, the Khalífah of the time.* When the Khalífah read the letter, brought with the presents, he praised the great and glorious God. He sold some of those female slaves of royal birth, and some he presented to others. When he saw Hasanáh, Rái Dáhar's niece, he was struck with her beauty and fine features. Abdulláh son of Abbás applied to him for her hand. Walíd said “O my cousin, this girl is exceedingly beautiful and perfect in every way. I have become so enamoured of her that I should like to keep her for myself. But as you want her, it is much better that she should be your wife and bear you a son. She is more fit for you.” Accordingly, with his permission, Abdulláh married her. They lived together for a long time but she never bore a child.*

The historian relates that when Ráor was taken, and the public affairs of the place were settled and Muhammad Kásim's report of his victory came to Hajjáj, the latter wrote the following letter in reply:—“My dear cousin, I have received your life-augmenting letter. On its receipt my gladness and joy knew no bounds. It increased my pride and glory to the highest degree. It appears from your letter that all the rules made by you for the comfort and convenience of your men are strictly in accordance with religious law. But the way of granting pardon prescribed by the law is different from the one adopted by you, for you go on giving pardon to everybody, high or low, without any discretion and without any distinction between a friend and a foe.* The great God says in the Koran:—‘O true believers, when you encounter the unbelievers, strike off their heads.’* The above command of the Great God is a great command and must be respected and followed. You should not be so fond of showing mercy, as to nullify the virtue of the act. Henceforth grant pardon to no one of the enemy and spare none of them, or else all will consider you a weakminded man Concluded with compli­ments. Written by Náfia in the year ninety-three.”*

The writers of history, in giving an accoun of Dáhar's death and Muhammad Kásim's victory, have stated, on the authority of some old Brahimns, that when Rái Dáhar departed to Hell, Jaisiah threw himself within the walls of the fort of Brahimnábád to defend himself. When Ráor was completely lost, Jaisiah began to prepare for war again by collecting men and materials. He sent letters in different directions. First he wrote to his own brother Fófí son of Dáhar* who was in the fort of the capital city of Arór* , then to his nephew Chach son of Daharsiah at Bátiah, then to his cousin Dhal son of Chandar in the country of Budhia and Kíkáván. He informed all of them that Dáhar had been killed, and he invited them to join him and fight against their common enemy. Meanwhile he made the necessary preparations for war, and with some brave men made a stand against the enemy at Brahminábád.

Muhammad Kásim now determined to march against Brahminábád. There were two forti­fied towns between Ráor and Brah­minábád, called Bahrór and Dahlelah and there were about 16,000 fighting men in those forts. Muhammad Kásim went to Bahrór where the fighting was so prolonged that he was obliged to remain there for two months. Eventually he ordered that some of his men should fight during the day, and others should throw naphtha arrows and battering-ram stones at night. In this way, almost all the fighting men of the enemy were killed, and the castle walls were broken down. The survivors were taken prisoners, and a large booty was secured, one-fifth of which was duly sent to the royal treasury. When the news of the fall of Bahrór reached the people of Dahlelah, and they further learnt that Muham­mad Kásim was so very powerful in war that safety was impossible, those of them who were merchants and traders went to various towns of Hind but those who belonged to the military class remained behind to defend their country.

Muhammad Kásim now came up to Dahlelah, and there he halted for about two months, (to lay siege to the place). When the occupants of the fort were pressed very hard and they despaired of help from any direction, they put on the clothes of death and applied otto of roses and other sweet herbs to their bodies (as they used to do to dead bodies), and taking their families with them issued from the gate facing the town of Ramal and managed to cross the waters of the Manjhal,* without the knowledge of the Mussulmans.

When day-light made its appearance from behind the curtain of dark-night, Muhammad Kásim came to know of their (secret) departure. He then despatched a band of soldiers in pursuit who overtook them just when they were cross­ing the small river. Some of them were caught and immediately struck down, but those who had already passed over, made their way viá Ramal to Hindustán, and sought shelter in the country of Sírú, which was then ruled by King Deurai, a cousin of Rái Dáhar's. When the war with Dahlelah was over, and Muhammad Kásim took possession of the town, he sent the fifth share of booty to the treasury of the Khalífah, and wrote a letter to Hajjáj, in which he gave a detailed account of his successes at Bahrór and Dahlelah.

Muhammad Kásim, then wrote letters to the rulers of Hind and other places, calling upon them all to surrender and to accept the faith of Islám. When Siyákar, Dáhar's wazír, heard of this he sent some of his confidential servants to Muhammad Kásim proposing to surrender if his life were spared. He followed his messen­gers, and appeared before the Arab general with those very Mussulman women, who had been captured and had been retained as hostages. These were the same women who had called Hajjáj by name to hear their complaint and to come to their help.*

Muhammad Kásim received Siyákar, in an honourable manner, and poured innumerable favours upon him, and entrusted to him the office of wazír. By Muham­mad Kásim's advice, he became a Mussulman, and thence­forth he became Muhammad Kásim's counseller, and on all occasions of confidential consultation he used to be with Muhammad Kásim who always sought his advice. In the disposal of political matters and the settlement of state affairs, he was always useful to the Arab general. He used to tell him:—“The scheme enunciated by the just Amír is so sensible and expedient that all the kingdoms of Hind will come into his possession. The laws of government, and the permanent elements of empire of which it is composed will ultimately disarm and subdue all your enemies. It soothes the subjects and tributaries, secures striot obedience to the law laid down by you, dispenses with any necessity for oppression or compulsion in regard to increased taxes or extraordinary contributions, and gratifies your friends and subordinate officers.” He gave the governorship of Dahlelah to Banúnah son of Dháran. Some say after taking Dahlelah Muhammad Kásim called Banúnah son of Dháran, received homage from him and entrusted to him the work of collecting and superintending the boats along the bank of the river from Dahlelah to a place called Wadhatiah. The distance between that place and Brahminábád was one league, and before long Jaisiah son of Dáhar got the news that the army of Islám was on its way to Brahminábád.

Muhammad Kásim now moved on till he came to the bank of the small channel of Halwáí to the East of Brahminábád, and he fixed his camp there. He sent messengers and trustworthy men to Branminábád, calling upon the people of the place to submit and to be enlisted among the faithful. He proposed to them the alternative of accepting Islám or giving tribute. If they would not choose either, they were told to prepare for war. Jaisiah son of Dáhar had gone to Janesar, before the arrival of the above messengers. He picked out 16 men from the notables of the place and posted four of them at each of the four gates of the city, with their respective bands of soldiers. One of these gates was called Jarbaterí or Bahár and another Sátia, the third Manórah and the fourth Sálbah. When Muhammad Kásim arrived, he ordered a ditch to be dug, and on Saturday the first of the month of Rajjib, fighting commenced.* Every day the infidels came out with drums and gave battle. They were about 40,000 fighting men in number. From morning till late in the evening, both the parties used to fight fiercely with each other, and when the sun, the king of stars, was about to set, they used to go back to their respective camps; that is, the Mussulmans to their trenches and the káfirs to their fort. In this way they warred for six months. When Muhammad Kásim despaired of taking the fort, his mind became full of anxiety. It was now the close of the month of Zi Hajj 93.*