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SULTAN GHIYAS-AD-DIN 81 This prince secured the territories of Ghazni, and conquered Gurdez two years afterwards, in 570 A. H. (1174 A. D.). In the third year he led his forces to Multan and delivered that place from the hands of the Karmathians. In the same year, 571 A. H. (1175 A. D.), the people of Sankaran revolted and made great con- fusion, so that he marched against them and put most of them to the sword. In the year after this victory, he conducted his army by way of Uchh and Multan toward Nahrwala. The Eaja of Nahrwala, Bhim-deo,- was a minor, but he had a large army and many elephants. In the day of battle the Mohammedans were defeated and the Sultan was compelled to retreat. This happened in the year 574 A. H. (1178 A.D.). In 575 A. H. (1179 A. D.), Ghiyas-ad-din attacked and conquered Peshawar, and two years afterwards he advanced to Lahore. The power of the G-haznavids was now drawing to a close, and their glory was de- parted, so Khusru Malik sent his son as a hostage and also an elephant as a present to the Sultan. This was in the year 577 A. H. (1181 A. D.). Next year the Sultan marched to Daibul, subdued all that country even to the sea, and returned with great booty. In 580 A. H. (1184 A. D.), he went to Lahore, ravaged all the terri- tories of that kingdom, and returned after building the fort of Sialkot, in which he placed Husain Kharmil as governor. When the Sultan was gone, Khusru Malik assembled the forces of Hindustan, and having also obtained a body of Gakkars, he laid siege to Sialkot,