156 LIVES OF THE MOGHUL EMPERORS. 
named Hindal Mirza, from the circumstance of his 
being upon the point of invading Hind when the joy- 
ful tidings reached his camp. 
Meanwhile JBaber turned his arms against the tribes 
inhabiting the neighbouring hills., who had committed 
great depredations upon the inhabitants of the plains. 
He attacked a strong fort belonging to these moun- 
taineers, which, in spite of its almost inaccessible posi- 
tion, he obliged them to surrender. “ Perhaleh/’ the 
fortress alluded to,” says the Padshah in his Memoirs, 
“ which stands high in the midst of deep valleys, has 
two roads leading to it ; one of them on the south-east, 
which was the road we advanced by. This road runs 
along the edge of the ravines, and has ravines and 
precipices on both sides. Within half a coss (about a 
mile) of Perhaleh, the road becomes extremely diffi- 
cult, and continues so up to the very gates of the city ; 
the ravine road, in four or five places, being so narrow 
and steep that only one person can go along it at a time ; 
and, for about a bow-shot, it is necessary to proceed 
with the utmost circumspection. The other road is on 
the north-west. It advances towards Perhaleh through 
the midst of an open valley. Except these two roads, 
there is no other on any side. Although the place has 
no breastwork nor battlements, yet it is so situated 
that it is not assailable. It is surrounded by a precipice 
of seven or eight gez* perpendicular height. The troops 
to the left wing having passed along the narrows, went 
pouring on towards the gate. Hati, with thirty or 
forty horsemen, all, both man and horse, in complete 
* The gez is about two feet. 
