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difficult of ascent, and snow falls on it. It is within the jurisdiction 

 of Malik Buland khan, Sherzai ; the alchemist's plant is found in it. 



There is a hill to the north, called Eelam, or rather two, one called 

 Loee Eelum. and the other Oodookai Eelum, having an ascent of four 

 kos; snow falls on it to a great extent. It is in the jurisdiction of 

 Shahbaz khan, Azam khan, and Abdulla khan, Salarzais, and Ahmad 

 Shah Myan. In the Pass to the north is the splendid shrine of Sayud 

 Meer Alee, Turmezai, known as Peer Baba. From the Handoo to the 

 Jafar hills is twenty-nine kos, and from the Malandarai to the Eelum 

 hills is twenty-five kos. The Burindoo river runs within these boun- 

 daries. It comes from the south by the village of Sugaren, which is 

 in a valley and winding, and fertilizing the land on its banks goes 

 east by the villages of Parbha and Jafarzai and Babda, and over the 

 plain of Bakda and Marhad, and falls into the Abaseen. 



After gaining this information I left Bunher for Swat. 



The whole cultivation of Bunher may be stated at 50,000 jarebs 

 lalmee, and 35,000 jarebs abee. It may be said capable of furnishing 

 60,000 foot matchlockmen and 5,000 horse, and to contain 111 villages, 

 large and small. 



From Bunher to Swat, there are three roads. One over the Jwaha- 

 rai hills to the south, which are very lofty, having an ascent of seven 

 kos, and snow always on its summit. It is not a camel or horse road, 

 and foot-passengers even meet with difficulties. On the Bunher side 

 of the hill there is a village called Poolhanad, containing 120 houses of 

 Gudazais, under Myan Sayud, Amad Shah, a descendant of Myan 

 Sayud, Munawar Shah, alias Peer Baba ; and on the other, or Swat 

 side, to the north-east,are two villages, called Sipal Banbai and Mingoda. 

 This road bears north-east from Peer Baba. Their chief is Zaidulla 

 khan, Baeezai Swatee ; there are 700 houses. The distance from Peer 

 Baba to Sipal Bandai is seventeen kos. 



The second road is over the Karakar hill to the north-west. On 

 the Bunher side is the village of Sagaden, containing 700 houses, under 

 Najaf khan, Kasam khan and Nazeer khan. The ascent and descent 

 of this hill is nine kos. 



On the other side is a village called Nawahgai, and two kos further 

 on in Swat is the village of Barah Kot, inhabited by Babazais, under 

 Ghazan khan, son of Mahammud Jeev khan. This road is passable 



