i4 NARRATIVE OF A JOUJRNEY 



Aalum, and Azem Shah, in which the latter \\'?s 

 lUia, and left to his brother undiiputed poflellion of 

 tiie Liclian empire *. 



Feb. 15. — Marched S 11 W 6, -2 miles, \o DheU 

 foor, a pretty large town, lituated within a mile of the 

 fiver Chumbiil, on the banks of which is a fort, of the 

 fame name with the town. The hilly country begins 

 at this place. One remarkable conical hill, near the 

 town, has on the top of it, a tomb, furrounded with 

 a ftone wall. The lower part of the hill is com- 

 pofed of a reddifh Schljius, and the upper of free-ftone. 



Feb. lQ. — Marched to ChooJa-Serav. The difl-ance 

 m a iiraight line is only 5,S miles, S 33 E ; but the 

 Chumhicly at the fort, is deep ; and in order to ford it 

 at Keyleree, near four miles higher up, the road makes 

 a circuit, among hills and broken ground, fo as to mea- 

 fure I'i'l miles. 



The Chumhd is one of the moft conliderable rivers 

 of Hindufian. Taking its rife near the ancient city 

 of Munduj in the heart of the provmce of l\lal\jca, 



* Such was the information received from the people on the 

 fpot ; but the account given by Eradut Khan, who was prefent 

 in the laltof theie battles, proves it to have been fought neaier to 

 Agra . 



On the day before the aftion, Azim Shah was encamped " be- 

 tween Jahjoiu and y^gra, on a barren plain, void of water, fo that 

 the army was much dillrefl'ed." (Memoirs, p, 30,) This mull have 

 been between the Ban-Gunga, which runs paft Jabjoiv, and the 

 Vtingcn, which is diftant froa:i it eight miles and one half, on the 

 road towards Agrj. 



On the morning of the hzxiiXt (Sunday the 18th of Rubbed nl 

 Aivul A. H. l].l(.),o\: June 19, 1707 N.S.) the Prince Ben a r Bucht, 

 who commanded the advanced j^uard of Azim Shah's army having 

 reached a village, near which was a ftream of clear water, was ad- 

 vifed by Ekadut Khan to halt. This could be no other than the 

 Utingeii, which is the only liream of water between Jabjoiv and 

 Agra. The Prince coafented to follow his advice, but afterwards, 

 in the abfence of Eradut Khan, advanced ; giving up the advan- 

 tage of the water ; and as he appears to have miirched at leatt an 

 hour after this, before he met with the enemy, (Memoirs, p. 33. > 

 we may fuppofe the engagement to have commenced, at tl>e dif- 

 tance uf three miles from tlie Utlngen, on the fide of Agra. 



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