208 Translations from the Tdrikh i Firuz SktJ/i. [No. 4, 



" The second undertaking, which is far more important, is the pre- 

 vention of the inroads of the Mughuls by strengthening the strong- 

 holds in their direction, by the appointment of trustworthy command- 

 ants, and the repair of the fortifications, and excavation of the ditches 

 as well as the formation of magazines for arms and depots for grain 

 and fodder, and the organization of projectile engines of war, with 

 skilful and experienced marksmen to serve them. To this end, a 

 commander should be stationed at Sauianah with a large force, another 

 at Deopalpur, and another at Multan with a body of horse ; for in order 

 that the Mughals may be entirely restrained from any hostile attempt 

 on Hindustan, military commanders of loyalty and experience, and a 

 picked and chosen body of troops well mounted, must be depended on. 



" As soon as these two objects, viz. the extinction of the rebellious 

 spirit of the Hindus from the realms of Hindustan, and the appoint- 

 ment of famous and illustrious nobles to the quarters, whence the 

 incursions of the Mnghuls take place, have been satisfactorily attain- 

 ed, your Majesty should stay perfectly at ease in the metropolis of 

 Dihli, which is the centre of the kingdom, and employ yourself with 

 a tranquil mind in state affairs ; for the stability of the sovereign 

 in the centre produces stability in the government of the provinces. 

 After the establishment of the paramount power in the centre, and 

 the consolidation of the provinces of the Empire, your Majesty can 

 proceed to territorial aggrandizement without stirring from your 

 throne, by deputing your loyal and confidential servants with well 

 equipped and organized forces, and the faithful nobles of the state, to 



Urrunde or Bind), the Ken ^x> (Cane, a tributary of the Jamnah, left bank), 

 and the &jj Bdrnah (near Banaras). 



Luhwr, Yf&j), an d jjlgJ Luhdwar are archaistic forms for jj&)} Lahor, 

 just as Aj^jJ Niidih for Ljoi Naddid (ISTuddeah in Bengal, even now vulgarly 

 called Noodee) ; j*jJ(f Gdlewar, jjdS Galewar, andjf^lf Gdleiodr, for j^\jt 

 Gwdlidr. 



Dipalpur lies on the old bed of the Biah, between Lat. 30° and 31°, and must 

 not be' confounded with the Dipalpur in Malwah, S. W. of Ujain. Dipalpur 

 (Deopalpur), Samanah (in Patiala), and Multan lie almost in a straight line j 

 hence 'Alaulmulk's advice. 



Pdlam lies S. W. of Dihli, about eleven miles from it. Under Sultan Mahmud 

 Shah (795 to 815, A. H.), people used to say ironically, Hukm i klmddwand 

 i 'dlam az Dihli td Pdlam. 



For Damrilah (?) the Society's Edition has Marilah (?). Perhaps, Narilali, 

 near Dihli. What we call Rintambore is spelt in all good MSS. Rantaribhwr 

 ,+qu£ij r not Rantfharibur jj^i^xij. Dhdr is in Malwah. 



