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where it separates into two branches, the principal branch flowing 
towards Mansuriyah, and the other north-west-wards as far as Sharusan 
[Sadusan or Siw-istan] when it turns westwards and re-unites with 
Arma’il. He then says that from ‘ Kannazbur” to Manjabari or Manchabari is 
two days’ journey. Al-Idrisi says that Manjabari or Manchabari is three days’ journey 
from Sharusan [Sfw-istan, the modern Sihwan], and this we know the exact position 
of, and therefore Manjabari or Manchabari was the same distance from Sihwan a 3 
Nirun was from Debal and Mansuriyah. He also says that it is six days’ journey 
from Sharusan or Siw-istan to “ Firabuz,” the “ Kannazbur ” of Ibn Haukal [I give 
the names as mentioned in Elliot and quoted by Cunningham, because the originals 
are anything but “ Kannazbur,” “ Kinnazbur,” “ Firabuz ” or “ Piruz,” as may 
be seen above], and that in going from Debal to “ Firabaz ” the road passes by 
Manjabari. He also says that “ Firabuz ” belongs to the province of Mukran, that is, 
that it was close to the Sind border. Elliot in his version of Ibn Haukal, vol. I, pp. 
33-34, has “ Kabryun [Kannazbun] ” for this same place, which he also says is “ in 
Mukran.” 
Cunningham supposes “ Manhabari,” as he calls it, to be Thathah, but as he 
“ identifies ” Debal as Lari-bandar, which were two distinct places and a considerable 
distance apart—twelve farsangs, or thirty-six miles or more, according to Bu-Rihan— 
we may be permitted to be dubious on the subject; and after identifying Nirun with 
“ Haidarabad,” he “ would suggest,” that the first of the three names, Firm, 
Kannezbxir , and Firabuz (which Elliot identifies with “ Fnnjgoor ”) all of which 
refer to one place, “ might possibly be intended for Nirun, and the other two for 
Nirunkot, as the alterations in the original Arabic characters required for these two 
readings are very slight.” I will show how slight they are. Nirun and Nirun Kot 
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are written ~ “ Piruz ’’—» “ Kannazbur” —; “ Firabuz 
—aRt-* All these are very much like each other certainly. A few lines under he 
continues : “ comparing Biladuri’s [the Balazari’s extract in Elliot] Kizbun with Ibn 
Haukal’s Kannazbur [see also his note to p. 287], and Edrisi’s Firabuz, I think it 
probable they may be intended for PunjgUr, as suggested by M. Reinand.” 
The position of this many named place with respect to Arma’il the “ Hormara” 
of the maps, Debal, Manjabari or Manchabari on the Mihran (from which it was two 
days’ journey), the great mouth of that river, and Nirun, would be some eighteen 
miles north-north-east of Jarak, but “Punjgoar” of Elliot, and “Panjgur” of 
Cunningham, in Mukran, and only three hundred and seventy miles farther west-north- 
west, is totally impossible. With regard to Manjabari or Manchabari, there is a 
place called Manjhand in the maps, close to the Railway on the west bank of the 
Indus, just half-way between Kotri and Sihwan, fifty-nine miles from Jarak, and 
still a place of some importance, but the distance from Debal would be too great. 
See the old’Arab map, where Manjabari or Manchabari, written without diacritical 
points, is marked. 
To the south of Haidar-abad, in the plain close to where the Fulaili branch of the 
Indus used a few years back to unite with the Guni, the country for miles round is 
covered with broken bricks and the ruined foundations of large buildings. Tradi¬ 
tion says that a large and flourishing city once covered the plain and extended as 
far as the range of limestone hills on the extreme northern part of which, some 
eighteen miles farther north, Haidar-abad stands. Hereabouts the site of Nirun-kot 
