During the life-time of Jam Nindah the men of Dowlutshaee and Noorghaee, coming to Tatta, went into his presence. Rai Beg Urghoon, with some followers, also came there, because he had spilt blood with his hand; to these the Jam assigned a quarter to live in, called Mogulwara. Meer Kasim Rubkee also came in secret, and stopped some time in Tatta, and having made himself acquainted with all its circumstances, he went back to Shah Beg, to whom he gave temptation to go and take it, and on what he said Shah Beg prepared a force for that purpose, in the latter days of that year. Historians say, that when he began to collect men at Futehpoor, great numbers joined him; that from thence he sent a large body under Beg Albee Meerza and other Sir­dars, to Shawul, to protect his family and the fort; he left Sultan Maho­med at Seebee, and placed some men in Futehpoor and Gunjabah. He placed under Meer Fazil Kookooltash 40,200 brave men, sending him in advance towards Tatta, he himself following.

When Shah Beg halted at Baghbanan, the head men came and paid their respects to him. It was the wish of Shah Beg that all the people should come of their own accord and obey him, but these would not do so; then he marched upon Tatta by the way of Goondee, and by succes­sive marches he arrived on the bank of the Khanwah (canal), 3 kos to the north of Tatta, where he halted. Shah Beg remained some days, considering how to cross the canal, where one day a poor man was seen coming over on foot. He was seized by the men on chokee (guard), and through intimidation he agreed to show the way, and Abdoor Rahman Dowlutshaee, putting his horse into the water, followed him, and after having crossed over he came back again, and gave the news to Shah Beg. On the 11th Mohurrum, 926 (A. D. 1509), leaving many to take care of his camp, he himself put his horse into the canal, his army following him. In short, the whole crossed over, and arrived near Tatta. Durya Khan, leaving Jam Pheroz in the city, went forth to the fight, with many men. The battle began between the two armies, and they fought to such an extent, that it cannot be described by the pen. At length victory came to Shah Beg, and Jam Pheroz, turning his face in the direction of flight, crossed over the river to the other side. Durya Khan, after being made prisoner, was slain with the men of Summah.

Shah Beg gave Tatta up to plunder till the 20th Mohurrum, his troops throwing the dust of villany on the heads of the inhabitants.

It is true that “when a strong king enters a town it becomes desolate!” (Koran.)

Shah Beg seized and confined many of the families of the men of note of the city, for he was angry. His anger ceased through the exertions of Kazee Kazin, who was the Kazee of the town, in this manner:— His family was confined, and he, like one out of his senses, went about the streets seeking, as if looking for something he had lost. In this condition he wrote a letter, in which he showed forth the unhappy state of the people. This was given to Shah Beg by Hafiz Mahomed Shureef Emam. On reading it, Shah Beg’s heart was affected; he gave orders to have it promulgated by tom-tom, that none of his men were to lay hands on the citizens, and taking an arrow from his quiver, he gave it to Kazee Kazin, and sending a man with him, directed that such people as he should point out were to be made over to him.

Previous to this, Jam Pheroz, with a small body of followers, went to the village of Perar, where he sat under great affliction, for his family, and that of Nizam-ood-deen, remained in Tatta, and he knew that his affairs could only be improved by his attendance on Shah Beg. So he sent a well-spoken man to him, by whom he conveyed a most humble verbal message: “My degree is so small, that I could not fight with one of your sepoys. This business, which has come to this result, has been brought about by fear for my life, and by the instigation of others: if the water of your kindness and forgiveness washes off the dust of my faults, I will place the ring of submission to your orders in my ear, and, as long as I live, my foot shall not swerve from the pathway of obedience to you; and when your honorable troops shall leave, and encamp outside the city of Tatta, I will come to your presence, and give light to my eyes, which are clear-eyed by the dust of your doorway.” Shah Beg, with great kindness, which was in his original nature, at this humility, pitied him greatly: to those who came from him he gave Khilats, sending messages full of kindness. Then Jam Pheroz, with his brethren, came to the water side at Perar, and suspending his sword from his neck, he made humble submission. Shah Beg directed Ula-ood-deen, the son of Moobaruk Khan, to permit the families of Jam Pheroz and his relations to go to him. In the latter end of Sufur, Shah Beg left Tatta. At his first encampment, Jam Pheroz sent him many accept­able presents, and, through the introduction of the nobles, he attained the honour of kissing the hand of Shah Beg, and, in his presence, the Jam much lamented what he had done. Shah Beg gave him a large sum of money in a present, and also the Khilat which Sultan Hoosain had conferred upon Meer Zoonoon; on receiving which, Pheroz became very happy. He also gave to him all the chief buildings in Tatta, desiring him to go there, and take his people to their homes.

Shah Beg then held consultation with his chiefs, proposing— “Sind is a large country; many men will be required to take care of it— a few cannot do so; it seems proper to make one-half of it over to Jam Pheroz, and to leave the rest under our men of trust.” It came into the wisdom of the council, that it would be preferable to make over to the Jam the country from Lukee, near Sehwan, to Tatta, and that the country above Lukee should remain in the hands of his (Shah Beg’s) slaves. After settling the treaty, Shah Beg, by successive marches, arrived at Sehwistan, the men of which, before his arrival, had gone off to Tuluh­tee, where numbers were collected— among them, many of the tribes of Shuhta, and Sodah, all of whom had agreed that they would not with­draw the hand from war as long as they lived. Shah Beg took the fort of Sehwan. He then sent Kazee Kazin to the sons of Durya Khan, to try and induce them to leave the jungle of enmity, and to bend their heads in the path of submission. When he came to these, they would not agree to what he said. Shah Beg then came, and halted opposite to Tuluhtee, and three days after, a man, coming from thence, showed him the strength of the enemy, saying Mahomed Khan and Mutun Khan (the sons of Durya Khan) proposed coming to his presence, but that Mukhdoom Bulal, the chief priest of that country, had prevented them from doing so, instigating them to fight. This was in this manner— when Shah Beg conquered Tatta, he placed a fine on this priest.

Shah Beg that night collected boats, and in the morning Meer Fazil Kookooltash crossed the river by these, and the Urghoons, the Turkhans, and the whole army. At breakfast time Shah Beg followed them. All the men of Tuluhtee came forth from their fort, Runmul and Todah, Sodah, being in advance. Meer Fazil, with the vanguard, began the attack, breaking the enemy’s force; and when Shah Beg came up, the battle was taken to the gates of the fort, and his men, falling upon the enemy with great impetuosity, many of the Summahs were killed. Some, throwing themselves into the river, drank the water of the occan of death; some fled to Sehwistan. Shah Beg remained three days in Tuluhtee, giving to the winds of death the harvest of the lives of those men. In this battle the Sodahs fought well, fixing their feet of valour on the battle-field. Most of them were slain.