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G A NOETIC HINDOOSTAN. 



AiiAHABAD. 



Tort. 



Taken by 

 Sir Robert 



I'tETCHiR. 



ten five ftreams, and furnilli an inland navigation far to the 

 fouth-weft. 



At Allahabad we rejoin the Ganges. I may here obferve (to 

 give the higher importance to the great river) that from its 

 arrival at Hurdwar to this city, its breadth is all the vv^ay from 

 a mile, to that of a mile and a half, and is navigable in every 

 part, notwithilanding it is fordable in a few places above the 

 conflux of the 'Jumna. 



Allahabad is feated at the jundlion of the two great rivers. 

 It fucceeded another city called Piaug. In this city is a vaft 

 fort, Hodges, vol. i. tab. XX, containing within its precincfls a 

 royal palace of great magnitude, built of ftone, hewn out of 

 rocks bordering on the river, at a vaft diftance from the place. 

 It was founded by Akbar as a place d'armes to command the 

 navigation of both rivers. The unfortunate Shah Alum, after 

 the decided battle of Corah, flung himfelf on the mercy of the 

 Englijlj, and had this palace afligned to him for his refidence> 

 with a fupport out of the revenues of Sujah ul Dowlab, till he 

 broke with us, or we thought proper to break with him. 



The waters of the Ganges are in every part held facred, but 

 at its junction with the Jumna are thought peculiarly fanftified : 

 The city is therefore called Allahabad, or the City of God. The 

 fltuation is remarkably hot, but at the fame time remarkable 

 for the vaft quantity of provifions, fifh, fowl, wild boars, and 

 the venifon of deer and antelopes. 



This city was taken by Sir Robert Fletcher in 1764. It was 



then the capital refidence of Sujah ul Dowlah, but it was refigned 



to him as foon as we found an advantageous exchange. In re- 



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