1849.] Statistics of the Circar of Dowlutahad. 525 



rungabad in a north-west direction. It is surrounded by a handsome 

 stone wall, erected by Aurungzeebe, but though the houses are sub- 

 stantially built, two-thirds are dilapidated and in a falling condition. 

 The materials for constructing this town as well as Aurungabad, 

 Jaulnah and many of the large tanks on the high table land, were 

 obtained from the ruins of the ancient city of Bhoodda Vuttie, situat- 

 ed on the narrow table land between E.ouzah and the Dowlutabad 

 ghat. Rouzah, as its name would imply, is a burial place, and famous 

 as containing the ashes of two Mahomedan saints, Boorawn-u-Deen, 

 nnd his brother Zer buksh ; besides many other holy men, whose 

 tombs have sanctified the spot, and caused it to be regarded by de- 

 vout Mahomedans, as a Necropolis of peculiar sanctity. There are 

 about thirteen goombuz or domed tombs,and about 1,400 without such 

 buildings. Within the walls of the town are seen the plain tombs 

 of Aurungzeebe and bis grandson, Azeemoolshaw, in the same enclo- 

 sure along with Zinoolhuk Saib, the spiritual adviser of Toghlak Ma- 

 homed : close by are those of the Nawab Azif Ja, and Naser Jung, 

 his son. Upon the north of the town, and a short distance from the 

 walls, several goombuz or domed tombs are standing, the principal of 

 which are a large one to the west containing the body of Nizamshah 

 Byree, one of the last kings of Ahmednuggur. The next largest 

 eastward is the tomb of Malik Amber, the greatest financier of his 

 times, and minister to the Ahmednuggur Padsha Moortuzza ; near 

 to it stands the goombuz of his wife Beebee Kurreema. A remarka- 

 ble looking goombuz under the hill, was built by Khoja Feroz for him- 

 self, when superintending the erection of the large tomb of Nizam- 

 shah Byree his master : several others exist but none, I believe, of 

 any note or consequence. The revenues of several villages are set 

 apart for the purpose of keeping up the repairs of these tombs. There 

 is very little trade in the town ; sugar of good quality is made in one 

 or two houses, and a few sarees of silk and cotton. Savaye, a descrip- 

 tion of vermicelli, is also peculiar to the town as an article of trade. 

 Bunniah houses 32, pucka houses 416, kutcha houses 59, males 1,574, 

 females 1,51 1. 



Kaghmpoora. A village of large size, the inhabitants of which are 

 exclusively engaged in the manufacture of paper : it lies midway be- 

 tween Rouzah and Dowlutabad. Bunniah shops 8, pucka houses 42 

 kutcha houses 91, males 605, females 623. 



