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written by Chrysococcas : hence it appears to be 



the Ozola of Ptolemy. It is probablythe Oscanidati 

 of the Peuti?igeria?it3.hhy tw enty -tw of arsacks from 

 Asbdnd or Cabul j and thirty-five from Zuyha Gs- 

 caiiidati is perhaps corrupted from Sacni-tut^ or the 

 nudherry grove of Sacni. Tut in the Pas too, as 

 well as in the Persian and Hindwi languages, sig- 

 nifies a mulberry. In composition, it implies a mul- 

 berry grove. This tree grows spontaneously in that 

 country, in the plains : and the Pattans generally 

 pitch their tents, or erect their huts near groves of 

 it. Its fruit is exquisitely delicious : and we often 

 hear Pattans in Hindustan sighing after their mul- 

 berry groves, wishing to die under their shades. 



The famous peak of Ohaisd-ghary which we 

 mentioned before, is situated on the road between 

 Gazni and Derd-Ismahil: the Musulmajis call it 

 Tuct-Suleiman, or the throne of Solomon ; and 

 to the adjacent mountains they have given the 

 name of Coh-Suleiman. It is seen at the distance 

 of one hundred coss, and begins to be visible near 

 the extensive ruins of the famous city Sdngald about 

 sixty miles west by north of Lahore. Sdngald is 

 situated in a forest, and though desolate and unin- 

 habited, it preserves still its ancient name. It was 

 built by the famous Pur u or Pur us, great grandson 

 of Atri. It is called S'mkol in Persian romances, 

 and its king, rajaSiNKOL. It has been confound- 

 ed by Arrian with Sdlgald ox Sdlgadd^ which is 

 now called Calanore j close to which is still an an- 

 cient place called Salgeda to this day, and its situa- 

 tion answers most minutely to Arrian's descrip- 

 tion. Sdlgald and Sdgadd, are two derivative forms, 

 the first is Sanscrit, and the second is conformable 

 to the idiom of the dialects of the Pdnjdb. The sum- 

 mit of C'haisd-ghar is always covered with snow ; 

 in the midst of which are seen' several streaks of 

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