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 THE VICTORIES OF AMR IBN JAMAL 21 came up with Mansur, put him and his forces to flight, and slew his brother Manzur. Mansur fled in wretched plight to the sands, where he died of thirst. Musa ruled in Sind, repaired the city of Mansura, and en- larged its mosque. He was victorious in his cam- paigns. The Caliph al-Mansur sent Hasham ibn Amr at- Taghlabi to Sind, and he reduced those places which still held out. He sent Amr ibn Jamal in boats to Narand. He also sent a force to the territories of Hind, subdued Kashmir, and took many prisoners and slaves. Multan was reduced, and he overpowered a body of Arabs who were in Kandabil, and drove them out. He then went to Kandahar in boats, and conquered it. He destroyed the temple there, and built a mosque in its place. There was abundance in the country under his rule, and the people blessed him; he extended the frontier and enforced his decrees. Omar ibn Hafs ibn Osman Hazarmard was then appointed governor of Sind, and after him came Daud ibn Yazid ibn Hatim. There was with him Abu-1- Samma, who had been a slave of the tribe of Kanda, and who later became governor. The affairs of the frontier went on prosperously until Bashar ibn Daud was appointed under the caliphate of Mamun, who began to reign in 813 A. D. He rebelled and set up in oppo- sition. Ghassan ibn Abbad, who was a native of the neighbourhood of Kufa, was sent against him. Bashar proceeded to meet Ghassan under a safe-conduct, and they both proceeded to Baghdad, the Mohammedan