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1892.] H. G. Raverfcy— The Mihran of Sind and its Tributaries. 
In the following year he had another canal excavated from the 
Yamunah or Jun near Sirmnr. He connected it with seven small rivers, 
and brought their waters to Hansi [which canal still exists], and from 
thence to the Ffruzah Hisar; and a great lake [or dhand , as it is called 
in those parts], close to the kushk or castle there, was filled therefrom. 
The same Sultan brought yet another canal from the river Ghag-ghar, 
and conducted the water into the wa/ir-i-Khirah [ ], and erected 
a fortress between, which he named Firuz-abad, near which there also 
used to be a great hoi [the Persian of dhand ] or lake, several miles long, 
filled from the Gliag-ghar. 230 
His reasons for making all these canals are obvious. They are 
doubtless, connected in some way with the drying up, diversion of, or 
fluctuation in, some of the tributaries of the Hakra or Wahindali; but 
230 The Buda’um says—and the “Haft Iklxm” agrees with his statement—that 
the Sultan went to Debal-pur in 756 H. (1355 A. D.), and caused a canal to be made 
from the Sutlaj to Jhajhar, which is forty-eight Jcuroh distant. In 757 H. (1356 
A. D.), he opened a canal from the territory of Mandu and Sirmur, and connected 
seven other nahrs or streams with it, and conducted the waters to Hansi, and thence 
to Rasin ; and there the Firuzah hisar or fortress was founded. Beneath the kasr or 
palace or castle, a hauz or reservoir was constructed, and filled with water from the 
canal in question. Another canal was opened from the Kandar Nahr [ ], 
and brought under the walls of the hisar or fortress of Sarasti, and from thence con¬ 
ducted to Biri Kharah [Khirah ?] ; and there a city [town] was founded which was 
named Firuz-abad.” 
In his extract from the Tarikh-i-Mubarak-Shah-1 Elliot says (Vol. IV., p. 8) that, 
“ Firishta closely follows our author,” or, more correctly, copies from him. He adds 
“and helps us to understand him,” as we shall see. He continues: “There are 
several inaccuracies in the passage as given in Brigg’s translation, so the following 
is offered as a more correct rendering of the lithographed text. “ In the month of 
Sha’ban, 756 H. (the Sultan) went towards Dibalpur hunting, and having dug a 
large canal (ju’e) from the river Sutlej, he conducted it to Jhajhar, forty-eight kos 
distant. In 757 he cut a canal from the river Jamna, in the hills of Mandawi [Man- 
dun or Mandu is well known, the other is an error] and Sirmor, and having turned 
seven other streams into it, he brought it to Hansi, and from thence to Abasin [Ba¬ 
sin ?], where he built a strong fort which he called Hisar Flrozah. # * # He formed 
another canal from the river Khagar [it is Ghag-ghar in the original], and conduct¬ 
ing it by the fort of Sarsuti, he brought it to the river Sar-khatrah ( ), 
where he founded the city of Firozabad. He also brought another canal from the 
Jumna, and threw it into the tank of that city. Then the Editor, apparently, 
adds: “The words “ river of Sar-khatrah ” are clearly wrong. In the translation, 
which was made from MSS., the name is given as “ Pery Khera,” which is more like 
Harbi-khir of our text. The real name is possibly Hari-khira.” All this speculation 
is about the words mentioned above; and it will be seen how “closely Firishta fol¬ 
lows our author.” It will be noticed that is an error for LSjV.jV 
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