A HISTORY OF SIND, EMBRACING THE PERIOD FROM A.D. 710 TO A.D. 1590
CHAPTER I.—
Conquest of Sind 10
Summary of the life of the son of Abdool Mulik 11
Summary of the circumstances of Rais Suheeris, the son of Sahsee, King of Alore 13
Made four laws
The 1st on the Army 13
The 2nd on the Ryuts 13
The 3rd on the Merchants 14
The 4th on the Trades 14
The placing of Chuk on the throne of the kingdom, and his marriage with the Queen 16
The ascending of the throne of his father by his son Daher 17
The relation of the Conquest of Sind by Ameer Imad-ood-deen Mahomed, the son of
Kasim Suyfee; and the destruction of Rais Daher 20
A description of when Mahomed the son of Kasim was in the province of Sehwistan 21
CHAPTER II.—A recital of those Kings who, after the Government of the Agents of
the Khaliphs of Bunee Abbas, ruled the country of Sind 27
An account of the Sultan Shuhab-ood-deen Mahomed, the son of Sam Ghoree 28
An account of Sultan Kootb-ood-deen Abeek 29
An account of Aram Shah, the son of Kootb-ood-deen Abeek 30
An account of Sultan Shums-ood-deen Elthemis 32
An account of Sultan Musood Shah 33
An account of Sultan Nasir-ood-deen Mahomed, the son of Sultan Shums-ood-deen
Elthemis 34
An account of Sultan Ghuyas-ood-deen Balbun 35
A history of Sultan Julal-ood-deen Khuljee 37
An account of Sultan Ula-ood-deen 38
An account of Sultan Ghuyas-ood-deen 39
An account of Sultan Mahomed Shah, the son of Sultan Ghuyas-ood-deen Shah 41
An account of Sultan Pheroz Shah 42
An account of Sultan Ghuyas-ood-deen Tughlug Shah, the son of Futteh Khan, the
son of Pheroz Shah 44
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An account of the reign of Aboo Bukur Shah Ghoree 45
An account of Sultan Mahomed Shah, the son of Sultan Pheroz Shah 46
An account of Sultan Ula-ood-deen Sikunder Shah 47
An account of Sultan Nasir-ood-deen Mahomed Shah 48
An account of the rules of the men of Soomrah and Summah 50
An account of Jam Oonnur, the son of Babuniyuh 56
An account of Joonuh, the son of Babuniyuh 57
An account of Jam Babuniyuh, the son of Jam Khair-ood-deen 59
An account of Jam Nizam-ood-deen, the son of Jam Sulah-ood-deen 60
An account of Jam Ali Sher 61
An account of Jam Tughlug Shah, the son of Sekunder 63
An account of Jam Sekunder, the son of Jam Tughlug Shah 64
An account of Jam Roydhun 65
An account of Jam Sunjur 66
An account of Jam Nizam-ood-deen, who was commonly called Jam Nindah, the
son of Babuniyuh 67
An account of Jam Pheroz, the son of Jam Nizam-ood-deen 69
CHAPTER III.—An account of the Reign of the Urghooneeyuhs; of the times of their
Government; of their Wars; and an abridged History of Ameer Zoonoon Urghoon 71
An account of how the friendship existed between Meer Zoonoon Urghoon, and
Budeen-ooz-Zuman Meerza, the son of Sultan Hoosain Shah 72
An account of the going of Meerza Budeen-ooz-Zuman, of Kandahar 74
A narrative of the imprisonment and killing of Mahomed Momin Meerza, the son of
Meerza Budeen-ooz-Zuman 75
An account of the march of Sultan Hoosain towards Kandahar, and of his turning
back when on the road 77
An account of the expedition of Meerza Budeen-ooz-Zuman, accompanied by Shah
Beg Urghoon, against Meerza Sultan Hoosain 78
An account of the peace-making between Sultan Hoosain and Budeen-ooz-Zuman 79
An account of the raising of the standard of departure by Meerza Budeen-ooz-
Zuman Shah-Zadah, to take Heart 80
An account of Budeen-ooz-Zuman Meerza obtaining the Sultanut of Balkh, and of
the return of Meer Zoonoon and Shah Beg to Kandahar 81
An account of Ibn-i-Hoosain Meerza going to Seestan; of the march of Meer
Zoonoon to the assistance of his brother; and of the battle between the parties 82
An account of the capture of Kabool by Mahomed Mokeem, the Son of Meer
Zoonoon, and other incidents 83
An account of the martyrdom of Meer Zoonoon Urghoon 85
An account of some of the circumstances of Shah Beg, and Mahomed Mokeem,
Urghoons 87
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An account of Shah Beg going to take Seebee, and of the flight of the descendants of
Peer Wullee Burdas 88
An account of some of the circumstances of Shah Beg 90
An account of Mahomed Babur Badshah going against Kandahar 91
An account of Shah Beg sending his son Shah Hoosain from Shawul and Seebee to
expel Jam Sulah-ood-deen 95
An account of Shah Beg’s sojourn at Baghbanan, and of his going from thence to
Sehwistan 96
An account of the destruction of the people of the tribe of Dhareja 97
An account of the departure of Shah Beg from this world, in which there is trouble 100
A short account of some of the circumstances of Shah Beg 101
Some account of the wonders of Seebee 102
An account of the wonders of Kandahar 104
An account of Syud Mahomed, called Syud Shere Kulundur 107
An account of Khwaja Mulik 109
An account of Khwaja Ali Naitaz 110
An account of Khwaja Ali Naishapooree 111
An account of Khwaja Waiyoob Unsaree, who was the brother of Khwaja Abdoola
Unsaree 112
An account of the sitting on the throne of the kingdom of Meerza Shah Hoosain, and
of the reading the name of Babur Badshah in the sermon 113
An account of the coming of Jam Pheroz to Chachgan, and of the victory of Shah
Hoosain over him 114
An account of Baba Ahmed being sent by Shah Hoosain to punish the Duhurs and
Machees 115
Some mention of Babur Badshah going to Hindoostan; also of the Marriage of
Meerza Shah Hoosain with Goolburg Begum; and an account of the
circumstances of the Kings of Mooltan 116
An account of Meerza Shah Hoosain turning his face towards Mooltan 118
An account of Meerza Shah Hoosain fighting with the Lungahs at Ooch 119
An account of Meerza Shah Hoosain going to take the fort of Dilawur, and against
Ghazee Khan 121
An account of Meerza Shah Hoosain going against and capturing Mooltan, and of
the massacre of the inhabitants 122
An account of Shah Hoosain’s war with Khungar, in the direction of Kutch 125
An account of Hoomayoon Badshah going against Guzerat, and of the march of
Meerza Shah Hoosain in that direction, agreeably to his orders 126
An account of Badshah Hoomayoon (the son of Babur Badshah) going to Sind, and
of Meerza Shah Hoosain’s enmity with him 128
An account of the expedition of Bukshoo Lungah against Bukkur 136
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An account of the coming of Meerza Kamran to Sind 137
An account of the Urghoons and Turkhans becoming rebellious, and of the death of
Meerza Shah Hoosain 139
A summary of the life of Meerza Shah Hoosain 145
An account of the Soduts, the men of learning, the Priests, the Judges, and the Poets,
in the time of Meerza Shah Hoosain 146
An account of Mukhdoom Rookhn-ood-deen, commonly called Mukhdoom Mutoo 147
An account of Kazee Kazin 148
An account of Kazee Abdoolla, the son of Kazee Ibrahim 149
An account of Musluh-ood-deen Laree 150
An account of Syud Taj-ood-deen 151
An account of the most perfect, the most eloquent of poets, Shah Jahangheer
Hashimee 152
An account of Meerza Eesa, the son of Meer Abdool Ali Turkhan 153
An account of the men of learning in the times of Meerza Eesa and Meerza
Mahomed Bagee 157
An account of Miyan Syud Ali 158
An account of Sultan Mahomed Khan, from the beginning of his life to his death 159
An account of the dissensions in the Government, and of the death of Sultan
Mahomed 165
A short description of Sultan Mahomed 168
CHAPTER IV.—An account of Sind coming into the hands of the Agents of Julal-ooddeen
Shah 169
TRANSLATOR’S NOTE 177
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THE HISTORY OF SIND.
CHAPTER I. THE CONQUEST OF SIND.
IN this appears the ordering of the Musulman armies from Bagdad to Sind, in the time of
the Khaliph, the son of Abdool Mulik, and the circumstances of the wars of the
Musulmans with the Kafirs; also the times of the governorship of the agents of Bunee
Oomaiyuh and Bunee Abbas, Khaliphs.
It is proper to give the greatest praise to the glory of the Maker, that He has made a
difference in the attributes and natures of men; and the intentions of the heart He has
made different in the hearts of kings: from some of these kings injury comes upon
themselves, and others send their good deeds in advance!
Men of understanding will know, that all historians are agreed that Sind was conquered in
the Khaliphat of the son of Abdool Mulik, by the exertions of Hujjaj the son of Yoosoof
Sukafee, as Ali the son of Hamed, the son of Aboo Bukur Koofee, wrote in the Chuk
Namé, which is a history of Sind. The writer of this book has omitted to include that
which was useless in that work; he takes out only that which is useful and necessary.
A History of Sind 11
A SUMMARY OF THE LIFE OF THE SON OF ABDOOL MULIK.
Some historians say that the son was an oppressor: a few think he was such; but the
greater number say, that of all the Bunee Oomaiyuh Khaliphs he was the most excellent,
CHAPTER I.—
Conquest of Sind 10
Summary of the life of the son of Abdool Mulik 11
Summary of the circumstances of Rais Suheeris, the son of Sahsee, King of Alore 13
Made four laws
The 1st on the Army 13
The 2nd on the Ryuts 13
The 3rd on the Merchants 14
The 4th on the Trades 14
The placing of Chuk on the throne of the kingdom, and his marriage with the Queen 16
The ascending of the throne of his father by his son Daher 17
The relation of the Conquest of Sind by Ameer Imad-ood-deen Mahomed, the son of
Kasim Suyfee; and the destruction of Rais Daher 20
A description of when Mahomed the son of Kasim was in the province of Sehwistan 21
CHAPTER II.—A recital of those Kings who, after the Government of the Agents of
the Khaliphs of Bunee Abbas, ruled the country of Sind 27
An account of the Sultan Shuhab-ood-deen Mahomed, the son of Sam Ghoree 28
An account of Sultan Kootb-ood-deen Abeek 29
An account of Aram Shah, the son of Kootb-ood-deen Abeek 30
An account of Sultan Shums-ood-deen Elthemis 32
An account of Sultan Musood Shah 33
An account of Sultan Nasir-ood-deen Mahomed, the son of Sultan Shums-ood-deen
Elthemis 34
An account of Sultan Ghuyas-ood-deen Balbun 35
A history of Sultan Julal-ood-deen Khuljee 37
An account of Sultan Ula-ood-deen 38
An account of Sultan Ghuyas-ood-deen 39
An account of Sultan Mahomed Shah, the son of Sultan Ghuyas-ood-deen Shah 41
An account of Sultan Pheroz Shah 42
An account of Sultan Ghuyas-ood-deen Tughlug Shah, the son of Futteh Khan, the
son of Pheroz Shah 44
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An account of the reign of Aboo Bukur Shah Ghoree 45
An account of Sultan Mahomed Shah, the son of Sultan Pheroz Shah 46
An account of Sultan Ula-ood-deen Sikunder Shah 47
An account of Sultan Nasir-ood-deen Mahomed Shah 48
An account of the rules of the men of Soomrah and Summah 50
An account of Jam Oonnur, the son of Babuniyuh 56
An account of Joonuh, the son of Babuniyuh 57
An account of Jam Babuniyuh, the son of Jam Khair-ood-deen 59
An account of Jam Nizam-ood-deen, the son of Jam Sulah-ood-deen 60
An account of Jam Ali Sher 61
An account of Jam Tughlug Shah, the son of Sekunder 63
An account of Jam Sekunder, the son of Jam Tughlug Shah 64
An account of Jam Roydhun 65
An account of Jam Sunjur 66
An account of Jam Nizam-ood-deen, who was commonly called Jam Nindah, the
son of Babuniyuh 67
An account of Jam Pheroz, the son of Jam Nizam-ood-deen 69
CHAPTER III.—An account of the Reign of the Urghooneeyuhs; of the times of their
Government; of their Wars; and an abridged History of Ameer Zoonoon Urghoon 71
An account of how the friendship existed between Meer Zoonoon Urghoon, and
Budeen-ooz-Zuman Meerza, the son of Sultan Hoosain Shah 72
An account of the going of Meerza Budeen-ooz-Zuman, of Kandahar 74
A narrative of the imprisonment and killing of Mahomed Momin Meerza, the son of
Meerza Budeen-ooz-Zuman 75
An account of the march of Sultan Hoosain towards Kandahar, and of his turning
back when on the road 77
An account of the expedition of Meerza Budeen-ooz-Zuman, accompanied by Shah
Beg Urghoon, against Meerza Sultan Hoosain 78
An account of the peace-making between Sultan Hoosain and Budeen-ooz-Zuman 79
An account of the raising of the standard of departure by Meerza Budeen-ooz-
Zuman Shah-Zadah, to take Heart 80
An account of Budeen-ooz-Zuman Meerza obtaining the Sultanut of Balkh, and of
the return of Meer Zoonoon and Shah Beg to Kandahar 81
An account of Ibn-i-Hoosain Meerza going to Seestan; of the march of Meer
Zoonoon to the assistance of his brother; and of the battle between the parties 82
An account of the capture of Kabool by Mahomed Mokeem, the Son of Meer
Zoonoon, and other incidents 83
An account of the martyrdom of Meer Zoonoon Urghoon 85
An account of some of the circumstances of Shah Beg, and Mahomed Mokeem,
Urghoons 87
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An account of Shah Beg going to take Seebee, and of the flight of the descendants of
Peer Wullee Burdas 88
An account of some of the circumstances of Shah Beg 90
An account of Mahomed Babur Badshah going against Kandahar 91
An account of Shah Beg sending his son Shah Hoosain from Shawul and Seebee to
expel Jam Sulah-ood-deen 95
An account of Shah Beg’s sojourn at Baghbanan, and of his going from thence to
Sehwistan 96
An account of the destruction of the people of the tribe of Dhareja 97
An account of the departure of Shah Beg from this world, in which there is trouble 100
A short account of some of the circumstances of Shah Beg 101
Some account of the wonders of Seebee 102
An account of the wonders of Kandahar 104
An account of Syud Mahomed, called Syud Shere Kulundur 107
An account of Khwaja Mulik 109
An account of Khwaja Ali Naitaz 110
An account of Khwaja Ali Naishapooree 111
An account of Khwaja Waiyoob Unsaree, who was the brother of Khwaja Abdoola
Unsaree 112
An account of the sitting on the throne of the kingdom of Meerza Shah Hoosain, and
of the reading the name of Babur Badshah in the sermon 113
An account of the coming of Jam Pheroz to Chachgan, and of the victory of Shah
Hoosain over him 114
An account of Baba Ahmed being sent by Shah Hoosain to punish the Duhurs and
Machees 115
Some mention of Babur Badshah going to Hindoostan; also of the Marriage of
Meerza Shah Hoosain with Goolburg Begum; and an account of the
circumstances of the Kings of Mooltan 116
An account of Meerza Shah Hoosain turning his face towards Mooltan 118
An account of Meerza Shah Hoosain fighting with the Lungahs at Ooch 119
An account of Meerza Shah Hoosain going to take the fort of Dilawur, and against
Ghazee Khan 121
An account of Meerza Shah Hoosain going against and capturing Mooltan, and of
the massacre of the inhabitants 122
An account of Shah Hoosain’s war with Khungar, in the direction of Kutch 125
An account of Hoomayoon Badshah going against Guzerat, and of the march of
Meerza Shah Hoosain in that direction, agreeably to his orders 126
An account of Badshah Hoomayoon (the son of Babur Badshah) going to Sind, and
of Meerza Shah Hoosain’s enmity with him 128
An account of the expedition of Bukshoo Lungah against Bukkur 136
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An account of the coming of Meerza Kamran to Sind 137
An account of the Urghoons and Turkhans becoming rebellious, and of the death of
Meerza Shah Hoosain 139
A summary of the life of Meerza Shah Hoosain 145
An account of the Soduts, the men of learning, the Priests, the Judges, and the Poets,
in the time of Meerza Shah Hoosain 146
An account of Mukhdoom Rookhn-ood-deen, commonly called Mukhdoom Mutoo 147
An account of Kazee Kazin 148
An account of Kazee Abdoolla, the son of Kazee Ibrahim 149
An account of Musluh-ood-deen Laree 150
An account of Syud Taj-ood-deen 151
An account of the most perfect, the most eloquent of poets, Shah Jahangheer
Hashimee 152
An account of Meerza Eesa, the son of Meer Abdool Ali Turkhan 153
An account of the men of learning in the times of Meerza Eesa and Meerza
Mahomed Bagee 157
An account of Miyan Syud Ali 158
An account of Sultan Mahomed Khan, from the beginning of his life to his death 159
An account of the dissensions in the Government, and of the death of Sultan
Mahomed 165
A short description of Sultan Mahomed 168
CHAPTER IV.—An account of Sind coming into the hands of the Agents of Julal-ooddeen
Shah 169
TRANSLATOR’S NOTE 177
A History of Sind 10
THE HISTORY OF SIND.
CHAPTER I. THE CONQUEST OF SIND.
IN this appears the ordering of the Musulman armies from Bagdad to Sind, in the time of
the Khaliph, the son of Abdool Mulik, and the circumstances of the wars of the
Musulmans with the Kafirs; also the times of the governorship of the agents of Bunee
Oomaiyuh and Bunee Abbas, Khaliphs.
It is proper to give the greatest praise to the glory of the Maker, that He has made a
difference in the attributes and natures of men; and the intentions of the heart He has
made different in the hearts of kings: from some of these kings injury comes upon
themselves, and others send their good deeds in advance!
Men of understanding will know, that all historians are agreed that Sind was conquered in
the Khaliphat of the son of Abdool Mulik, by the exertions of Hujjaj the son of Yoosoof
Sukafee, as Ali the son of Hamed, the son of Aboo Bukur Koofee, wrote in the Chuk
Namé, which is a history of Sind. The writer of this book has omitted to include that
which was useless in that work; he takes out only that which is useful and necessary.
A History of Sind 11
A SUMMARY OF THE LIFE OF THE SON OF ABDOOL MULIK.
Some historians say that the son was an oppressor: a few think he was such; but the
greater number say, that of all the Bunee Oomaiyuh Khaliphs he was the most excellent,
