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Fort. The fort at Joripour is built on a floping rock commanding 



the Goomty, and is of great ftrength ; fee Mr. Hodges^ vol. ii. 

 tab. IX. It was bviilt by Sultan Eeroze Sbab about the year 



II02. 



In the Ayecn, ii. p. 36, it is calkd a large city, founded by 

 Sultan Ferooz, king of Delbi, who named it after his coulin 

 Fukered-deen Jo-zvp.a. 



Bridge. ADJACENT to it is a ^A\Q. bridge, founded by -Khan Khannah^ 



Vifier to Akbar, in 1567. The arches are pointed, and the whole 

 conflructed with fuch ftrength, as to refill for lb great a length 

 of time the violence of the river. Views of the fort and bridge 

 are given by Mr. Hodges, in his iid vol. tab. X. The Goomty 

 at certain times fwells fo high as to rife feveral feet over the 

 bridge. There was an inftance, in 1774, of a whole brigade of 

 jBr///>^ infantry being ferried over it without the left interrup- 

 tion. 



Sultanpour; Sultanpour is the next place of note in afcending the Goomty, 



fifty-five miles above Jonpour, and ninety-two miles from Sul- 



LucKNow. -tanpour, ftands Lucknow, of late years made the capital of the 



province of Oude, inftead of the antient city of that name, being 

 confidered as more central and m.ore commanding fince the 

 conqueft of Robilcund, and is nov/ the refidence of the Nabob. 

 It is extenfive, but meanly built. The walls of the houfes are 

 chiefly mud, covered with thatch, and many entirely confift of 

 mats and bamboos. A few houfes are built of brick; the fi:reets 

 narrow, crooked, and the worft contrived of any of India. In 

 the dry feafon the heat, duft, and infecls, make them intoler- 

 able ; in the wet feafon they are fcarcely paflTable. Yet this was 

 a great city in the time of Abuifazel\ how fmall has been the 

 improvement fince his days. Mr. Hodges, in his travels, has 



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