54 Translation of Ibn HuokuVs Account of Scind. [No. 1. 



mangoes. The chief portion of their cultivation is rice ; honey is 

 plentiful, but dates do not thrive. 



Dahook and Kolwan are large villages lying between Keej and 

 Gwadul, Kolwan belongs to Mukran, but Dahook is a frontier town of 

 Munsooruh ; the last is deficient in cultivation and unproductive, but 

 rich in cattle. 



Zooran is a valley containing a town of the same name, with a 

 citadel in its centre. 



Aboo Kasem of Busoruh is the Administrator of Civil Justice, the 

 Collector, the Kazee, the Governor, and the Alms-giver — but he can- 

 not distinguish between three and ten. 



Khozdar is a district of towns and hamlets — the chief being one 

 Mogheeruh, the son of Uhmud ; he reads the Khotbuh in the name 

 of the Caliph, but pays no kheraj. He resides at a place called Kue- 

 kanan, productive and cheap, affording anabs, grapes and other fruits 

 of the colder climates, but no dates. 



The country is a flat desert between Kamahul and Sameyuh, as well 

 as from the former to Cambay. Well inhabited Indian villages lie 

 near each other on the road to Mysoor ; in them are to be seen both 

 Mohamedans and Infidels alike in regard of their clothes and length 

 of hair, the habiliments chiefly being trowsers or shalwars. 



The heat of the climate is excessive. 



The clothes of the inhabitants of Moltan are similar. 



The people of Munsooruh and Moltan speak both Arabic and 

 Scindee while the inhabitants of Mukran use both Persian and Muk- 

 ranee. The usual dress is the long loose gown ; except traders who 

 wear the long close fitting coat with the shawl and other articles of 

 clothing prevailing in Persia and Erak. 



Mukran is a broad extensive tract of country, where want, famine 

 and indigence prevail. The ruler is one Jesus, the son of Madan, 

 called in the language of the country, Muhya. His residence is Keez, 

 a city about half the size of Moltan, abounding in dates. A port to 

 Mukran and these parts — 



Teezy known as Teez of Mukran, is the largest city of the country 

 Punjgoor, Geyuh, Bund, Kusur Kund, Duzufc, Kulphooruh are all 

 small places and very hot ; containing villages of the Separatists. 

 Their chief place is Rasek and other hamlets of Jtjdran. This dis- 



