15i H, G. Keene — Notes on a Map of tie Mughal Empire. [July, 



Multan and Tattat, forming the modern Commissionership of Sindh and 

 part of the Punjab ; and Kashmir with Kabul, a mountainous region, 

 assessed chiefly in kind, and chiefly valued for purposes of sport and 

 luxury. 



The following specification of each province is abstracted from the 

 same work ; I have not thought it necessary to add the figures from the 

 separate Tahsim Jamas or detailed rent-rolls which, though not prepared 

 apparently quite at the same moment as the descriptive parts, do not 

 exceed the estimates there given very seriously, seeing that they contain 

 some further items of separate revenue. Each province was in area about 

 equal to an average European kingdom. Of these provinces the most 

 eastern was Bengal forming with Orissa a vast and fertile tract assessed 

 at about one and a half Icrors of Rupees. The capital was at Gaur or 

 Lakhnauti. Bahae (often united with Bengal under the general title of 

 " the Eastern Subahs") was the very finest part of the Gangetic valley, 

 both in climate and natural advantages. It had both on the north and 

 south fine mountain ranges for limits ; abundant streams watered the soil. 

 The name of the capital is not given in the Ain, it was probably at Patna. 

 The land revenue was over forty-three lakhs. 



Allahabad and Atjdh, often held by the same Sitbaliddr, resembled 

 Bahar in size, character and conformation. The capital of the one was at 

 Prayag, and derived from Akbar the name it communicated to the entire 

 district. The capital of the other — Audh or Ajudhia — was near the site of 

 the modern Faizabad. The aggregate land revenue was about a hror and 

 a third. 



Agea (formerly Biana) was a compact division extending from Kalpi 

 to Eewari, and from Aligarh to the southern boundary of Narwar. Besides 

 the metropolis it contained Gwaliar and other walled towns, cities and 

 fortresses ; the land-revenue was over a quarter of a million. 



Malwa, a large province formed out of a conquered kingdom — 

 stretched from the borders of Allahabad to those of Gujarat, and was 

 famous for its woods, waters, wild flowers and fine scenery. The climate 

 was much-esteemed and its fertility proverbial. Mandu was regarded as 

 the capital ; the land revenue exceeded sixty lakhs of Rupees. 



Khandes (named Dandes by Akbar in honour of his son Danyal) was 

 a small but pleasant province between the Narbada and Tapti rivers, inter- 

 sected by the Satpura hills, and having for capital the ancient fortified city 

 of Burhanpur so often mentioned in the history of mediaeval India. The 

 land revenue was about seven lakhs and a half. The local governor in 

 troubled times occupied the neighbouring fort of Asergarh, regarded as 

 one of the strongest places in the empire. 



GujAEAT, another old Musalman kingdom, was of great extent and 



