Fateh Daud
Encyclopedia
Fateh Daud was the Ismaili
Shi'a ruler of Multan
deposed by Mahmud Ghazni who also massacared the Ismaili
s of Multan in the course of his conquest
The Ismaili ruler of Multan fled to a fort where he immured himself and was finally pardoned by Mahmud on promise of payment of ransom. Abul Fatah Daud offered a yearly tribute of 200000 golden dirhams and abjuration of Isma'ili faith. The terms were accepted, and Mahmud also exacted 2 million dirhams from the population of Multan by force.
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
Shi'a ruler of Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
deposed by Mahmud Ghazni who also massacared the Ismaili
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
s of Multan in the course of his conquest
The Ismaili ruler of Multan fled to a fort where he immured himself and was finally pardoned by Mahmud on promise of payment of ransom. Abul Fatah Daud offered a yearly tribute of 200000 golden dirhams and abjuration of Isma'ili faith. The terms were accepted, and Mahmud also exacted 2 million dirhams from the population of Multan by force.