"The Arabs had to fight hard. They turned their attention to Sind at some time between 634 and 644, during the reign o…"

"The invasion was superintended from Kufa by Hajjaj, the governor of Iraq. When, in the middle of the campaign, he rec…"

"There are resemblances to the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru, and they are not accidental. The Arab conquest of …"

"Attention shifts now to the Arabs. The narrative alters, becomes more historical, begins to depend on the narrator-ch…"

"The war is far from over. Sind is big, and has many fortified towns. But Debal sets the pattern: the siege, the betra…"

"After the massacre at Debal the killing is more selective. Traders, artisans, and peasants are allowed to continue in…"

"So at the big town of Brahminabad, after his entry, Bin Qasim “next came to the place of execution and in his presenc…"

"And King Dahar never understood the nature of the war, never understood that more than his throne was at stake. There…"

"The sister Dahar had nominally married for the sake of his kingship burned herself to death with other women of her h…"

"They were admitted into the caliph’s harem. He allowed them to rest for a few days. Then he asked for them to be brou…"