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the men of the present time and age, more especially the Hindus, in 

 whom there is not the slightest respect for treaties, and agreements. 

 If they see not a mighty and successful sovereign at their head, nor 

 Toehold crowds of horse and foot with drawn swords and arrows 

 threatening their lives and property, they fail in their allegiance, 

 refuse payment of revenue, and excite a hundred tumults and revolts. 

 Now your Majesty's territories are the territories of Hindustan ; how 

 then will your absence, especially an absence that may continue for 

 years, suit such men as these, who have neither any respect for 

 treaties and engagements, nor any regard for the due fulfilment of 

 promises ?" 



Sultan 'Alauddin observed : " Since so much wealth as well as 

 elephants and horses has come into my hands, if I make no conquests, 

 and subdue no new territories, but content myself with the kingdom 

 of Dihli merely, of what use will it be to me, and how shall I acquire 

 a reputation for victorious achievements ?" 



'Alaulmulk replied : " I am an old servant, and it appears most 

 expedient to me, that your Majesty should commence upon the two 

 following undertakings before all others ; and subsequently set out 

 after the rest." 



The Sultan asked, what these two undertakings were, which he 

 ought to commence upon first ; to which 'Alaulmulk replied : " One 

 of them is, the bringing under proper subjection of the entire country 

 of Hindustan ; so that Rantambhur, Chitor, Chanderi, Malwah, Dhar, 

 and Ujain, and from the East to the banks of the Sarw, and the Sawaliks 

 to Jalur, Multan, to Damrilah [?], and from Palam to Lahaur and 

 Dipalpur* might all become so tranquil and obedient, that the name of 

 rebel should never pass from any body's tongue. 



* Sarw ()y» sarw, or j*^ saro) is the name of the Western and Eastern 



Surjoo in the N. B. of Oudh. The Eastern Surjoo is often distinguished as 

 db i Bahrdich or Sarw i Bahrdich, the Sarw on which the town of Bahraich lies. 

 The Western Surjoo is merely called Sarw ; but the name is also given to the 

 Ghogra. The Ghogra again is often called db i Narhan (^j-AyJ t_>f), as it falls 

 into the Ganges a little below the town and Parganah of Narhan in Saran, 

 (North Bihar). In the Kin and older books Ghogra is spelt G'hag'har .%&■$% • 

 the modern spelling is ,$t^ G'hag'har, or L^fl^S G'hdg'hrd. " The Ghogra 

 joins the Sarw at a distance of one hos from Awadh (Faizabad) and passes below 

 the Fort of that town." Ain. Abulfazl mentions the Sarw among the rivers 

 of the Cubah of Ilahabad, together with the A'rand <y)J or bLf A'rand (anglice 



