Jaisiah had shifted to the country ruled by king Ramal, called Bátiab, and from there he used to harass the army of Islám and rob them on highways.

Muhammad Kásim sent a confidential servant to Mókah Basáyeh, and informed him that Jaisiah caused trouble off and on, injured grass-cutters and harassed the troops in many other ways, and he consulted Mókah as to how Jaisiah should be checked. Mókah sent the follow­ing reply: “He is at present residing near your camp, and so you should move thence and send a few respectable and trustworthy men from your army after him to extir­pate him and his party. There is no other remedy.” Ac­cordingly Muhammad Kásim asked Banánah son of Khan-tilah Kilábí, Atiyyeh Saalabí, Sárim son of Abí Sárim Hamadání and Abdul Malik Madaní to prepare for that undertaking with their horsemen, and appointed Mókah Basáyeh and Hazím son of Amrú Musá as their leaders. He supplied them with sufficient provisions for the journey, and sent them off, and they soon arrived at their destina­tion. When Jaisiah received the news of the approach of the Arab army, he lost no time in leaving the place with his valuables and his family, and, passing through a sandy desert, he came to Chankan and Ura Okáyah belonging to the province of Jitór. There Aláfí separated from him, and proceeded to the province of Tákiah, and thence, with the intention of taking shelter with the king of Kashmír, came to the frontier of Ráwim, close to Ráwistán. The country was all a desert and an extensive plain. From there he wrote letters to the king of Kashmír whose capi­tal was situated further up in the midst of hills, protesting his sincerity, and praying for a refuge.

The Ráná of Kashmír, after reading the letters, ordered one of the towns, in the skirts of Kashmír, known by the name of* Shakalbár to be granted to Aláfí. Later on when Aláfí paid a visit to the Ráná, the latter gave 50 saddled horses* and 200 valuable robes of honour, as presents to his companions. Aláfí then asked Jehm son of Samah Shámí* to go with him and remain in the alienated town of Shakalbár. When Aláfí went again to pay a visit to the Rái of Kashmír, the latter again received him with due honour and distinction, and made gifts to him of an umbrella, a chair and a palanquin. Such honour, according to the prevalent custom of those days, was accorded only to kings. He then sent him back with hon­our and eclât to the land assigned to him, which was situated in a valley. After some time Aláfí died at Sha-kalbár and was succeeded by Jehm son of Samah, and his line survives up to this time. He built many mosques and enjoyed great respect and dignity at the Kashmír court.

Jaisiah went to the province of Jitór and resided there temporarily. He wrote a letter thence to Fófí son of Dáhar at Alór communicating to him the reasons for his movements and changes of camp, and advising him strongly to defend the fort of Alór. That letter buoyed up Fófí Dáhar's spirits. When Muhammad Kásim's siege of Brahminábád was prolonged to 6 months, and when it was known that Jaisiah was at Janesar, four of the leading citizens, heads of mercantile houses residing in the fort of Brahminábád, met at the fort gate called Jarbaterí to confer with one another. They said: “The Arab army has proved triumphant over the whole of the country, Dáhar is killed, and for the last 6 months we have remained confined within the walls of this fort. We have not strength enough to cope with the Arab general in the battle-field, and there seems no probability of peace or even of a truce. If he continues in this way for a few days more, he will be ultimately victorious, for there is no one anywhere to hear us and to come to our help, and we must give up every hope of succour. There is among us no king to whom we can appeal, and it is impossible for us to fight on any longer against this army. Now, therefore, let us unite in going out of the fort and fighting till we are killed. For, even, if peace is made they will put to death all the men among us who are capable of bearing arms; only common folk, the traders the artisans and the culti­vators will be spared. (There is yet another alternative.) If we could be sure of our safety, we would prefer to hand over the fort to him after a solemn covenant is made between us. If we submit to him, he may show us some regard, and we may thus save ourselves through his intervention.” Having (eventually) formed this (latter) resolution, they threw themselves with their families and children on his mercy, and prayed for pardon. Muhammad Kásim granted pardon to them, after solemn promises were mutually made. All the other people capable of bearing arms were beheaded and their followers and dependents made prisoners. All prisoners of or under the age of 30 years were put in chains, and many were killed, while tribute was fixed on the rest.

When Muhammad Kasim received the message of the men of Brahminabad, he called all the nobles and the grandees and communicated it to them and said: “The envoys from Brahminábád have come. Hear what they say and give them a reply after due consideration.” Mókah Basáyeh said: “O commander of all the cities of Hind, this fortified city is the chief. It is the capital of a whole kingdom. If you conquer this one city, the whole of Sind will come into your possession, and many a strong and impregnable fortress will be within your power and control. The people of the surrounding places will, then, break their connection with and cease to have any regard for, the children of Dahar. Some will run away and others will voluntarily put the yoke of allegiance on their necks.” Muhammad Kásim then wrote of all this to Hajjaj, and at the same time gave a reply to the envoys fixing a day for the carrying out of their promised plan, which they had informed him was that on the appointed day, they would all come to the Jarbaterí gate and issue in a body to fight with him, and that when the two armies met, the Arab army was to suddenly make an assault, whereupon they were to run away and re-enter the fort leaving the gate open.

After Hajjáj's letter was received, in reply, to the effect that pardon might be granted to the men in question and the terms of the promise faithfully kept, the men came out from the fort (on the day fixed for the pretended sortie) and engaged in fight for a while. But when the Arab army assaulted them and fell upon them, they fled back into the fort and left the gate unclosed, in order that the Arabs should take possession of it. Accordingly the Arab army followed them closely into the fort, and without any resistance ascended the towers and bastions of the fort, and the Mussalmans' war-cry, “Allahu Akbar,” (“God is great”) rang out all around. When the garrison saw that the Arab army had made a rush, they opened the eastern gate and flocked out in flight. The Mussalmans were now completely masters of the place. Muhammad Kásim issued an order that none should be killed, except those who offered any opposition or showed fight. Those who were seen with arms were caught and made prisoners, and brought to Muhammad Kasim with their military weapons and valuables and with their families and followers. Those who paid homage and asked for mercy were pardoned and left to reside in their own houses.

It is related in traditions received from some note­worthy old men of Brahminabad, that when the fort of Brahminabad was completely lost, Dahar's queen Ládí who, with the king's son had been at Brahminabad since Dahar's death, determined to make a stand against the enemy. She said: “It does not behove us to leave this strong fort and our families. We must anyhow manage to hold on and make a vigorous attack on the enemy in order to save our homes and our native land; and if the Arab army prove victorious, we shall have recourse to some other remedy. She then brought out her treasure and spent it on the brave soldiers of her army, and, with encouraging words, inspiring them with fresh strength, carried on the struggle near another gate. The resolution, which Ladi had formed was that in case of the fall of the fort, she would throw herself together with her followers and children, into a burning fire. The fort, however, was, all of a sudden, taken by the enemy. All the nobles and faithful followers flocked to the gate of Dáhar's palace, and the members of the Rai's family came out prepared to put an end to their lives, but they were captured.* Subsequently when the booty and the prisoners were brought to Muhammad Kasim, he made it widely known among the soldiery that Dáhar's wife Ladi and his two virgin daughters by another wife* who had been in the fort, should be produced before him. This was done, and these ladies were given in charge of an attendant and seated apart from the other prisoners. In order to detach the usual one-fifth share of the State, a selection was made from the slaves and other spoils. The number of these selected slaves came to about 20,000. The rest were distributed among the troops.