18 NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY 



which, by feveral flights of ftcps, you afcend to the 

 top ot the rock. Within are feveral large natural ca- 

 vities in the rock, which contain a perpetual fupply of 

 excellent water. On the outfidc, about half way up, 

 are many cells, which contain the ngures of men and 

 animals, carved in the fame manner as thofe excava- 

 tions themfelves, out of the folid rock. Along the 

 eafl fide, near the fummit, runs a line of blue ena- 

 mel, very frefli, and brilliant : a proof that this ma- 

 nufa<Sfure attained conliderable perfection in U'mdu- 

 Jfan, at an early period. 



The town, which runs along the eaft fide of the 

 hill, is large, well inhabited, and contains many good 

 houfes of ftone, which is furnilhed in abundance by 

 the neigiibouring hills. Thefe form a kind, of amphi- 

 theatre, furrrounding the fort and town, at the difiance 

 of from one to four miles. They are principally com- 

 pofed of a reddifh fchiftus, which feem to contain a 

 large proportion of iron. Their furface is rugged, and 

 they are defiitute of vegetable producStions. To the 

 caftward of the town, runs the fmall river Soonrka^ 

 v/hich, at this feafon, is nearly dry. At the diliance of 

 7G0 yards from the northern extremity of the forr, is a 

 conical hill, having on the top a remarkable Hone build- 

 ing. It confiils of two high pillars, joined by an arch. 

 It feems to be of ancient workmanfhip, but I could not 

 learn for what purpofe it had been ereCled. Beyond 

 the river Soonrioa is a handfome ftone building, with 

 a cupola covered with blue enamel, the tomb of Ma- 

 HoMMED Ghous, a man celebrated for learning and 

 fanctily, in the time of the Emperor Akber. Within 

 the enclofure which furrounds this monument, is a 

 fmall tomb, to the memory of Tan-Sein, a muiicinn 



fon, who admUtcd his troops. The Rana was foon after com- 

 piled -to deliver himi'clf into the hands of Sinuiah, who flmt 

 him up in this fortrefs for the remainder of his life. That was 

 not of long continuance, and his death has been ufually aicribed to 

 violent means. I'hc prevailing report in the adjacent country, is 

 that poifou was adn;inillercd, which not proving eftcdua), he was 

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