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brought from Kamrun], so-called from the country where it grows. 
# # * This ’ud is presented to the attendants of the temple, who use 
it as incense. * # # It is valuable, fetching, at times, as much as two 
hundred dinars the mann. * # * The merchants purchase the wood 
from the attendants.” * * * This is all he says either respecting 
Multan or Mansuriyah. 
Al-Mas’udi says: “Respecting the rule over Multan, we have 
already said that it belongs to the descendants of Usamah, son of Luwai, 
son of Ghalib, [one copy has “descendants of ’Usman” i. e., the Bani 
’Usman], a Kuresh, who has a powerful army. Multan is one of the 
frontier territories of the Musalmans, 86 which they compute to contain 
within its limits of about 120,000 villages and estates [one copy has 
“towns and villages,” which is absurd], 87 We have already mentioned 
the bud or idol of Multan, which is also known as Multan. * * * At 
the time of my arrival in that city, after the year 300 H. [912-13 
A. D.], the Malik then ruling was named Abu-l-Lihab-al-Munnabih, son 
of Asad-al-Kureshi [in one copy, Abu Dilahat, son of Asad-ul-Munabbih- 
us-Sami-ul-Kureshi]. It was at the same time that I visited Mansuriyah. 
Abu-l-Munzir, ’Umar, son of ’Abd-ullah, then ruled over that territory. 
I also saw his Wazir, Riyaha [ ^0; ], also his two sons, Muhammad and 
’All. I also met an ’Arab, one of the Sayyids, among the Maliks [there], 
who was noted under the name of Hamzali. A great number of the 
posterity of ’All [the Khalifah], son of Abu-Talib, and of ’Umar, son of 
’Ali, the offspring of Muhammad, son of ’All, had taken up their re¬ 
sidence there. 88 Between the Maliks of Mansuriyah, and the family of 
the Kazi, Abi-ush-Shawarib, there was close relationship, and a common 
origin. In fact, the Maliks who, at present, rule over that territory are 
86 What at that period was considered the frontiers of Khurasan, not as it is 
known at present. The territory dependent on Multan extended to the skirts of the 
mountains west of the Indus, as far up as the southern boundary of Bannu. 
87 What are known as mauza’s and cliaks, and might be termed villages and 
haTnlets, consisting of tracts of land containing a few inhabitants. 
One of the “Gazetteers” I have referred to, tells us, that, “ Al Mcizudi [sic] 
describes Mooltan as surrounded by 120,000 hamlets—an evident exaggeration, but 
one which gives an idea of general prosperity.” 
The territory dependent on Multan was about two hundred and fifty-six miles in 
breadth from S. E. to N. W., and rather more in length from N. E. to S. W., narrow¬ 
ing to about one hundred and eight. 
83 This was written about two centuries after it was founded, and it is referred 
to centuries after, consequently, Mansuriyah was not so “ short lived ” as some 
have imagined, nor was it such a small fortress, seeing that in Al-Tstakhari’s time it 
was twico the size of Multan. Sec “Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society” for 
1881, page 282. 
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