"Since God’s sword was drawn from the scabbard, and the whip of punishment was uplifted... ten thousand men proclaimed…"

"In Sultan Mahmud’s conquest of Kanauj, ‘the inhabitants either accepted Islam or took up arms against him to become t…"

"The sultan sat on his throne and vested himself with his new Khila’t, the robe, professing his allegiance to the succ…"

"Mahmud remained at Bhatia till he had cleansed it from pollution, and appointed a person there to teach those who had…"

"The sultan ... [attacked] Rai [Anandapala] first … to bow down his broad neck, to cut down the trees of his jungles, …"

"After this victory he made frequent expeditions into Hind, in the prosecution of holy wars, and there he conquered fo…"

"When the Amir heard of Jaipal’s approach towards his territory and of his great power, he girt up his loins to fight …"

"That infidel remained where he was, avoiding the action for a long time, and awaiting craftily the arrival of reinfor…"

"The Sultan himself joined in the pursuit, and went after them as far as the fort called Bhimnagar [Nagarkot, modern K…"

"When Chandal heard of the advance of the Sultan, he lost his heart from excess of fright, and as he saw death with it…"