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Disembarrassed of superfluous baggage, and refreshed, the army now crossed the Great Zab River, and pursued their march on the other side, having their baggage and attendants in the centre, and Cheirisophus leading the van, with a select body of 300 heavy-armed foot-soldiers.
We started off for Bear's Hill, and Davy said: "This is a different kind of a place. Foxes that you find here belong here." We came on a fox track, and Zab started off on it, and we after him. First we went along one side of the hill, then over it, and we had to take off our rackets again. Then along the foot of the hill, and Davy said: "He lives here. We'll get him. Pull off your frock, Ben."
At the same time war was made upon several other peoples or nations. In another direction the Lower Zab was crossed, and the Assyrian arms were carried into the mountain region of Zagros, where certain strongholds were reduced and a good deal of treasure taken.
We went to the spring and had a good drink. Then we took out the food that our mothers had put up for us. We munched away, and before long Zab came back. "I wonder where those other fool dogs are," said Davy. "Oh, they're all right. They'll come to Dog Lane to-night all b-beat out, and they'll let me alone for a week." "I tell you what it is," said Davy. "We ought never to have gone on that trail.
He sent on a part of his cavalry in front, which, coming unexpectedly upon Zab Sais, defeated him and brought him prisoner to the King. The rebel was fined four lacs of rupees, of which Mahmud made a present to his treasurer, and made Zab Sais a prisoner for life. Mahmud, having thus settled his affairs in India, returned in autumn to Ghazni, where he remained for the winter in peace.
The King hastened to settle the affairs of Hindustan, which he put into the hands of Shokpal, a Hindu prince who had resided with Abu-Ali, governor of Peshawur, and had turned Mussulman, taking the name of Zab Sais.
At this time they are close allies of the people of Muzr finally, across the lower Zab, on the skirts of Zagros, are various petty tribes of small account, who offer but little resistance to the arms of the invader. Such was the position of Assyria among her neighbors in the latter part of the twelfth century before Christ.
He crossed the Lesser Zab, and, entering the Zagros range, carried fire and sword through its fruitful valleys pushing his arms further than any of his ancestors, capturing some scores of towns, and accepting or extorting tribute from a dozen petty kings.
Five or six of his descendants passed away and another was feebly reigning when war broke out afresh with Assyria, and the two armies encountered each other again on their former battlefield between the Lower Zab and the Turnat. The Assyrians were victorious under their king, Tukulti-ninip II., who did not live long to enjoy his triumph.
She's worth all flocks and nicely chisel'd gold, She's worth the palms of Dra and Chaouyya; All that the sea contains, my love is worth, The fields and cities from beyond Djebel Amour, as far as Ghardaya. She is worth All Mzab, the plains of Zab. She pleases, too, The people of the Goubba, holy folk, And friends of God.
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