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Travels into thel^Dll^S. Part III. 
G H A P. IV 
The Vrovince of Guzerat 
Guzerat. 
Government. 
Mudafer King 
of Guzerat, 
Ecbar feizcs 
Guzerat. 
Mudsfer kills 
himfeif-~ 
Guzerat a 
pleafant Pro- 
vince. 
The Ports of 
SurrnticcA 
Camhaye. 
Departure 
from Siirrat to 
^medabad. 
The Boats on 
the Tapty in- 
commodious. 
Beriao a Town. 
Kifn a River. 
Ouclifer a 
Town. 
Nerdaha a Ri- 
ver. 
Cofe. 
Baroche. 
THe Province of Guz^erat, which was heretofore a Kingdom^ fell into 
the Poffeflion of the Great Mogul Ecbar ^ about the year 1 5(55. He was 
called into it by a great Lord, to whom the King of Gazsrat, Sultan Mamoet 
gave the general Government thereof, when being near his death, he truft- 
ed him with the tuition and regency of his only Son, in the Year 1 545, or 
1546. during the Reign of Humayon the Father of Echar. 
The ambition of that Governour who was envied by all the great Men 
of the Kingdom of Guz^erat, that were his declared Enemies, and againft 
whom he relb] ved to maintain himfelf at the coft of his own lawful Prince, 
made him betake himfelf to the King Mogul, under pretext of foliciting his 
protection for his Pupil named Mudafer, v/ho was already of Age, but not 
yet of fufficient Authority to maintain his Guardian againft the faftion of 
the great Men whom he had provoked. 
Ecbar entered Guzerat with an Army, and fubducd all thofc who offered 
to make head againft him, and whom the Governour accufed of being Ene- 
mies to his King : But inftead of being fatisfied with one Town which with its 
Territories had been promifed him,hefeized the whole Kingdom, and made 
the King and Governour Prifoners. That unfortunate Prince being never 
after able to recover it again -, not but that having made his cfcapc, he at- 
tempted once again to have reeftabliflied himfelf, but his efforts were in 
vain, for he was overcome, and made Prifoncr a fécond time, fo that de- 
Ipair at length made him deftroy himfelf 
This is the pleafanteft Province of Jnioftav., though it be not the largcft. 
The NarJaba, Tapty, and many other Rivers that water it, render it very 
fertile, and the Fields of Guzerat look green in all the ieafons of the Year, 
becauie of the Corn and R ice that cover them, and the various kinds of 
Trees, which continually bear Fruit. 
The moft confiderable part of Guzerat is towards the Sea, on which thé 
Towns of Surrat and Cambaye ftand, whofe Ports are the beft of all Mogul- 
ifian. But feeing Ameàabaâ is the Capital Town of the Province, it is but 
rcafonable we fhould treat of it before we fpeak of the reft. 
February the Firft I parted from Surrat to go to that Town, and going 
out at Baroche Gate, I marched ftreight North. Two hours after I crofTed 
the River Tîïpf/, in a Boat big enough, but very incommodious for taking 
in of Chariots, becaufe the fides of it were two foot high. Eight men 
were forced to carry mine, after they had taken out the Oxen, and I was 
about halfan hour in crofîîng that River. I continued my Journey by the 
Town of Beriao, the River of Kim^ which I croflTed with the fame trouble 
that I had done the Tapj, by the Town of Oucliffer, the River of Nerdaba^ 
and at length I arrived at the Town of Baroche, which is diftant from Sur- 
rat and the Sea, Twenty Cojfes which makes about Ten French Leagues, be- 
caufe a CojJ'e which is a Meafure amongft the Indians for the diftance of 
places, is about half a Le,-Aguc. 
Baroche lies in 21 degrees 55 minutes North Latitude. The fortrefs of 
Baroche is large and fquare, ftanding on a Hill, which makes it to be feen 
at a great diftance. It is one of the chief ftrengths of the Kingdom, and had 
heretofore a verv large Jurifdiftion. The Town lies upon the fide, and at 
the foot of the Hill, looking towards the River of NerJaba. It is environ- 
ed with Stone-Walls about three Fathom high, v/hich are flanked by large 
round Towers at Thirtv or Thirty five Paces diftance one from another. 
The 
