14 A Brief Description of Herat, [Jan. 



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[The purport of this long inscription is, that Adil Shah Rukh erected a well 

 and terraces, &c. for the use of pilgrims to the tomb of Khajeh Assar, " which 

 having fallen into disrepair were reconstructed at the expense of a female descend- 

 ant of Ca'n one of the sons of Chengez Khan in the year (houz-zemzem-silsabil) 

 1090.] 



The original name of Gdzur Gdh is Kazar Gdh. Karzar mean 

 in Persian battle, and Gdh, place, (the place of battle ;) in short, it is 

 the seat of happiness and pleasure, and the people always go and pass 

 their time in drinking and singing, which seems very inconsistent with 

 the solemnity of the dead. 



The water of the neighbouring covered fountain runs beautifully 

 through the canal which ornaments Gdzur Gdh and makes it a lovely 

 spot in Herat. 



Towards the north of the city, under the base of the hills, flourishes a 

 pleasant edifice, called Takht Safar constructed by Sultan Hosain 

 Mirz a, the fourth descendant of Amir Timur. In spring the neighbouring 

 fields and mountains are covered with a bed of yellow and red flowers, 

 called UrGhavan. The place i^ now going to decay, but seems to have 

 been once a paradise. A tank of water possesses a magnificent fountain, 

 which with its watery arrows fights \-vith the top of the building. The 

 height of the edifice is measured 100 fee*. 



In the reign of Sultan Hosain Mirz a trie punishment for the people 

 of bad demeanor was to reduce them to the office of masons, who were 



