1854.] On the Ballads and Legends of the Punjab. 151 



(13). At noon the Neelrao's silver wave laps' d past them, free 

 and fair. 



I have not been able to identify this river, not having been able 

 to visit the spot. It should be Westward of Labor in the Bari 

 Doaba. 



(14). From Mungla's cliff Vdusta's flood cleared at one 

 mighty bound. 



Mungla, named after the Mars of the Hindoo, is a castle upon 

 a cliff overhanging the Jelum (V'dusta, Udaspes) and looking down 

 upon the scene of Alexander's triumph over Poros. The Jelum 

 is there very narrow and deep. In the castle is shown the dice 

 board (a slab of stone) on which Eaja Sri Kupp used to throw for 

 the heads of his guests. 



(15). Dhangulli's vast ravines and rock his footsteps' thunder 

 bore. 



Dhangulli, situate on the right bank of the Jelum many miles 

 above Mungla, is a long sandstone rock peninsulated by deep ravines, 

 the site anciently of the palace of Sooltan Sahrungh, last of the 

 Gukkur Sooltans previous to the division of their principality. 

 Sahrungh is celebrated in tradition. His memory is dear to the 

 people, and the reputation of his justice and of his fidelity to his 

 sovereign, the unfortunate Hoomaioon, are still proudly recorded by 

 them. It is said that one day a horseman drew up his steed at the 

 door of the Sooltan' s palace, and seeing there a woman said to her, 

 Send Sahrungh to me. The woman astonished at the insolence of 

 the stranger ran in to Sahrungh, expecting that he would resent it. 

 But Sahrungh after a moment's reflection said, This can be the 

 Emperor Hoomaioon alone. He ran out joyfully to receive him, 

 and led him with reverence into his palace. Hoomaioon was in full 

 flight from the armies of Sher Shah, Sahrungh gallantly took up his 

 cause. He saved the Emperor, but was himself slain in sight of his 

 own palace. His skin was flayed off", stuffed with chaff and set up 

 on the road side as a warning to others. 



After him the Gukkur principality was divided and again sub- 

 divided until, its strength sapped by these subdivisions, it was finally 

 conquered by the Sikhs under Iiaja Goolab Singh and Sirdar Hurri 

 Singh. I had the melancholy gratification of releasing twelve of 



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