74 NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY 



the tribt Suhanouf. Road good: much jungle: little 

 cultivation : Tandy foil. 



^/r/7 1 7. — Marched N 49 E, 11 ,42 miles, to Bi- 



ana, which has been a large city, and included ^^^nz 

 among its dependencies. The town is Hill coniidera- 

 able, and contains many large ftone houfcs ; it was 

 formerly tiie relidence of a powerful Rajah, named 

 BijEY-PAL, of the tribe .A/r/ow;/, from whom the prc- 

 lent family of Caroiily is defcended. But his principal 

 city and fort was on the top of the adjoining hill, and 

 the prefent town was only a fuburb. The whole 

 ridge of the hill is covered with the remains of large 

 buildings, am.ong which the mofl: remarkable is a fort, 

 called Bijey-mim(h'r, containing a high pillar of ftone, 

 called Bheem-ht^ or the Tcalee or oilman's lat or ftaff. 

 This pillar is confpicuous at a great diftance. The 

 town and diiiric^ now belong to Kamjebt Sing, the 

 Rajah of Bhirtpoor. This prince is the fon of the ce^^ 

 lebrated SooREj-MUL, head of the once powerful na- 

 tion of the Jats. Havins; rendered elfential fervice to 

 SiNDiAH, about the time of his entrance into Hin- 

 iinjlan^ he has been treated with more indulgence than 

 moft of the native princes, and his pofleliions are ftill 

 conliderable, incUicIing three large forts, viz. Deegj 

 Bhirtpoor, and ComhlUre. 



-^pril \3. — Marched N 684 E, 9,62 miles, to 

 Budarjoul, a village belonging to the fame Rajah. 

 Road good, and the country in a good ftatc of culti- 

 vation. 



Aprils.). — Marched N62 E, 9,06 miles, to Kduua, 

 3 village alfo belonging to Blur I poor. Road good : 

 country cultivated. 



April 20.— Marched N 66J E, 9,59 miles, to 

 FuUehpoor-><itri. Road good ; country well culti- 

 vated. A range of ftony hills for a good part of the 

 wjy, clofe on the left. When we approach near to 

 I'uttchpoor, many ruins of tonibs on the left. 



Futtehpoor 



