1844.] 



via Candahar, Cabool and the Punjaub 



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Names of 

 Stations, &c. 



Khajeh Ou- 



rieh. 

 (continued.) 



Houz, .... 

 Subzawaur, 



5g 



7 



10 



s. w. 



ss. w. 



Remarks. 



hill, at the foot 

 slightly brackish. 



which runs a stream 



Road turns off to Subzawaur, leaving 

 that which leads direct to Candahar on the 

 left. 



Reservoir of water ruined. 



A small mud fort, 200 or 250 yards 

 square, with seven circular bastions, on 

 each face one gate. On the Southern face 

 scarcely any ditch, the walls in a state of 

 dilapidation. A small ark or citadel, the 

 residence of the Prince governor in the 

 centre of the place. Subzawaur is a place 

 of no strength, and might be taken with 

 little loss by a coup de main. It is situated 

 in the midst of a richly cultivated tract of 

 country studded with innumerable villages, 

 which are inhabited by Noorzyes. Each 

 village is about sixty yards square, sur- 

 rounded by a mud wall, with towers at 

 the angles. A range of hills of inconsider- 

 able elevation to the south of the town, dis- 

 tant about two miles. The road between 

 Herat and Subzawaur is good and level, 

 and passable for wheel carriages of every 

 description. 



Abundance of fresh water in every part 

 of this route ; but provisions are not pro- 

 curable at any point between Herat and 

 Subzawaur. Shahzadeh Iskunder, a son 

 of Shah Kamran was nominally the go- 

 vernor of this district. When I passed 

 through it, he possessed, however, little 

 weight or influence anywhere, and none 

 beyond the walls of his fort; he seemed to 

 be a half-witted and imbecile person. He 

 had made no attempt to succour his father, 

 or even to divert the attention of the Per- 

 sians. The surrounding country was in a 

 state of utter disorder. Bands of plunder- 

 ers were roving about in every direction, 



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