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1 . Sooltanpoor, . . . . . . . . . . 8 



2. Futtihabad, 7 



3. Neemlah, . . , « 9 



4. Gundummuk, . . . . . . . . . . . . 6^- 



5. Soorkhab, . . . . . . . . . . . . 1\ 



38 

 History. 



As far back as a. d. 977, we find that Nungnihar was the scene of 



contention between Sabuctagi, the Tartar, who as- 

 History. 



sumed the title of Nasir-ood-deen, and Jeipal the 



Brahmin prince. History mentions that their armies came in sight of 



each other, on the confines of Limgan, now called Lughman, and the 



present village of Futtihabad is said to mark the spot where a victory 



was gained by Subuctagi over the Hindoo prince. His subsequent defeat 



and imprisonment took place at Peshawur. 



Sooltan Babur in his memoirs, thus mentions Nungnihar in the year 

 a. d. 1504 :— 



" Nungnihar," he says, " in many histories is written Nekerhar. The 

 residence of the darogha, or commandant of this district is Adinapoor : 

 Nungnihar lies to the east of Cabul, thirteen farsangs of very difficult 

 road. In three or four places there are some very short kotuls, or steep 

 hill passes, and in two or three places, there are narrows or straits ; the 

 Khiralchi, and other robber Afghan tribes, infest this road with their 

 depredations. There was no population along this road until I settled 

 Kuratur below the Kurruksai, which rendered the road safe. The 

 Gurmsil, (or region of warm temperature,) is divided from the Sersil, 

 (or region of cold temperature,) only by the steep pass of Badam 

 Chesmeh. Snow falls on the Cabul side of this pass, but not on the 

 Kurruksai and Lumghanat side ; the moment you descend this hill pass, 

 you see quite another world. Its timber is different, its grains are 

 of another sort, its animals of a different species, and the manners and 

 customs of the inhabitants are of a different kind. Nungnihar has 

 nine streams. Its rice and wheat are excellent ; oranges, citrons and 

 pomegranates are very abundant, and of good quality. Opposite to the 

 fort of Adinapoor to the south, on a rising ground, I formed a Char 



