GAWILGHUR AND MOOHKTAGHENI. 
"War, my lord, 
Is of eternal use to humankind. 
JEFFERY. 
About twenty miles distant from Elichpoor, in 
the direction of Boorhanpoor, is Gawilghur, lately 
one of the strongest hill- fortresses in Southern India. 
The citadel crowns a lofty rugged cone projecting 
from the chain of mountains which bounds the pro- 
vince of Berar on the north ; and the fortifications 
extend in three distinct lines of irregular works, 
around all the angles of its precipitous sides. Whe- 
ther its natural or artificial defences be most formid- 
able, it is difficult to decide. The place is of great 
antiquity ; it has been described by Abul Fazil 
under the name of Kaweel, and other historians 
have called it Gavul and Gaial. The natives affirm 
that it was originally built by one of the earliest 
of the monarchs of Delhi, but that, having fallen into 
decay, it was rebuilt by Mahmood Gawan, at the 
command of Mohummed Shah the Second. This 
notion has probably arisen from an anecdote in the 
history of Mohummed Shah, related by Ferishta, 
