218 H. G. Raverty —The Mihran of Sind and its Tributaries. [No. 3, 
Respecting the distances between some of the places mentioned 
above, he says: “From Mansuriyah to the boundary of Nudah [or 
Nudiyah, as the Sindis write it] is five stages or days’ journeys [ mar - 
halali ] ; from Mansuriyah to Famlial eight; from Multan to Basinid 
two ; from thence to Alror [ jjfl ] or Alroz [ ] lbS three ; from thence 
to Abari [ ] or Iri [ ] four ; from thence to Faldi [ ] or 
Falui [ ] four. From Faldi or Falui [the Kalari of others] to 
Mansuriyah one stage or a day’s journey;' from Debal to Nirun four; 164 
from Faldi or Falui [Faldi before, the Kalari of others] to Ladan four 
farsangs; and Baniyah [written Maniah or Maniyah and in other ways 
before 166 ] or Naniali is distant one stage or a day’s journey from Man¬ 
suriyah. 
The source of the Mihran, the waters of which are pleasant, is in 
the same mountain range in which the Jihun takes its rise. It comes 
out at [t. e., near] Multan, and 166 passes the boundary [ ^ ] of Basmid 
Alror or Alroz, 167 and by Mansuriyah, and falls into the sea to the east¬ 
ward of Debal. * * * The Sind Rud, the waters of which are also 
wholesome, is likewise a great river, and at three stages or days’ journey 
below Multan unites with the Mihran Rud.” 
to doubt its correctness. The Gulf of Kachchh and the whole peninsula of Kathia¬ 
war [vul. “Kattywar”] intervenes, and Kanbhayat (vul. “Cambay”) was not 
subject to Musalmans at such an early date as the time of the writer above quoted. 
Part of Kachchh is doubtless referred to here. The north-west part if it is called 
Kandhar and Kandahar. 
153 Two copies have the rud — —instead of Alror— 
154 In two copies of the text this name is written Biroz or Biruz [ ] and 
Piroz or Piruz [jjjitf ] respectively. 
155 See note 105, and pages 212 and 215. 
156 Although Ibn Haukal calls this river, which is the Ab-i-Sind or Indus, by the 
name of “ Mihran,” it will be noticed that he makes a distinction between it and the 
“ Mihran Bud.” Had he not done so, we could only suppose that he considered 
the two other great rivers to be tributaries of this one, but he evidently means the 
river which “ went to form the Mihran of Sind,” as others do, or what he here calls 
the Mihran Bud. 
Bu-Rihan calls the river the Sind until it unites with the others, and the united 
streams he calls the Nahr-i-Mihran. See the previous note 117, and the extract 
from that author at page 221. 
157 This word does not occur in two out of three copies of the text cousulted. 
See page 213, and also the learned note in Elliot, Yol. I, pages 380-81, from the 
pen of his Editor, on the subject of “ Chand Rud.” He takes it for granted, that 
the Ohin-ab always flowed as at present. In the text, page 48, he has another 
meaning for “ Chand.” He says “ there is some confusion here,” and he has made 
it still more confused. 
