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The next village was j Heeah, still on the left; and then Sihin CaUh , 
to which (at the distance of about a mile) we turned off from the road 
on a bearing of W. All these villages are in the MahaU of HamzL 
Grass is extremely plentiful all over this country ; and, from all that I 
can seq, the passage of a large body of men would not be impeded by 
the want of provisions. On these plains the King’s horses graze annu¬ 
ally : and here every summer his troops are collected. Magazines for 
their supplies are formed at Sultanieh. A strong wind from the West¬ 
ward blew from two hours before sunrise to two hours before sunset, 
and brought clouds with it; in the morning it was unpleasantly cold. 
On the rising ground to the Southward of Sihin CaUh , are some ancient 
tomb-stones, some of which are carved in a curious manner; among 
other things, there was a lion in stone—a certain sign of antiquity. 
The Arabic character also appeared to me very old. 
14th. From Sihin CaUh we went to SultaniSh , a distance called 
four fur swigs; we were four hours on the road, and, as we walked a 
good pace, I should place the whole at sixteen miles. Of these twelve 
are on a bearing of N. 40 W. to a pass (called Teng Ali Acbar) 
through a small rising of the plain ; and the remainder to SultaniSh , 
N. 80 W. On the height of the pass are the ruins of buildings, 
which are said to be those of the gate. From this pass Sultanieh is 
immediately seen ; it lies near the Southern hills, and spreads itself N. 
and S. over the plain to a considerable extent, containing the pre¬ 
sent village among the ruins of the ancient city. I went to a tape 
on the South, before we entered the place, and took a general view 
of the whole. 
The principal object among the remains of the ancient town is an 
immense structure, which is called the tomb of Sultan Mohamed 
KhodabencUh , and is said to be six hundred years old. A cupola rests 
on an octagonal base, on each angle of which arose a minaret ; one 
only of w hich is now entire. At each angle also was a staircase, and 
in each of the sides was a door; and, as there is one wing which pro- 
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