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464:", Qutubuddin Aibak annexed Anhilwara and placed a strong garrison in the city under a Muslim governor. However, the account of Hasan Nizami which otherwise is lucid about the sequence of events, didn't mentioned the appointment of any governor in the Chaulukya capital. Nizami laconically states that Aibak after conquering Naharwal dispensed special robe of honour on his nobles and returned to
453:" and another 20,000 were taken as slaves, while Ferishta placed the number of slains at 15,000. The Ghurid army seized enormous booty during their sacking of Anhilwara. Hasan Nizami summarized the plunder of the town and mentions that "Muslim soldiers got so much cash and jewels that each of them became a mine of wealth and sea of strength". A large number of
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to aid besieged Aibak, as a result, the Hindu forces lifted the siege and retreated. Soon after, Aibak recapturated in
January 1297 and gathered a powerful army to avenge the encroachment in his dominon and mounted an invasion of the Chaulukya kingdom. He stationed his troops at the foot of
475:, the Chaulukyas regained their holdings as Bhima was ruling Anhilwara independently in 1201 which is attested by the epigraphic evidences as well. However, the sequence of events regarding the reconquest of the Chaulukya capital by Bhima is unclear.
418:. Despite this, the Chaulukya army was strengthened by timely aid from their allies, which included the contingents of Parmara ruler Dharavarsha with his sibling Prahladana and the
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