352 H. G. Raverty — The Mihran of Sind and its Tributaries. [Ex. No. 
In another place the Survey record states, that the Loll Wa-han 364 
passed a short distance north of Jalian-gir-abad ; and, that, “ingoing 
from thence to Multan, you proceed three Jcuroh south, and by the way 
cross this rud-khanah [river bed] twice; once about half-way, and the 
second time near the Lahor Gate of Multan by means of a wooden 
bridge.” 
The Rawi, Rawah, or ancient Trawati . 365 
“ The Rawi, called by the old historians the Rawah of Labor or 
Lohawar, and I'rawati by the Hindus, issues from the mountain range 
of Ohanbah, the source of which river is sacred to Maha-diw. It 
351i Fortunately, a record exists respecting this branch or cutting from the 
Chin-ab, mistaken for the old bed of the Rawi, the bed of which lies much farther 
east. In mentioning the six gates of the city, the Survey record says: “The 
Lahori Darwazah is on the north-west side on the Loll Wa-han ; and outside it, 
over that rud is a brick bridge [before it was said to be of wood : perhaps there 
was one of wood as well]. Beyond the gate is a suburb, inhabited by about a thou¬ 
sand Afghan families, and it is styled the Kot of Tuli Khan.” This seems to be 
what is now incorrectly called the “ Kiri of the Afghans,” instead of Gira’i , a 
Pus’lito word signifying a halting place of nomad Af gh ans. Respecting the Bohar 
Darwazah, it says, “this is on the west side of the city walls, and there also is a 
suburb; and the Loll Wa-han passes about a quarter of a huroh to the west of it. 
The Daulat Darwazah is on the nortli-east side of the walls, and the Loll Wa-han 
passes by near to it. Beyond, on the outside, the mansions of Sultans and Princes 
of by-gone times were situated, and the camp for their troops, but they are now 
in a state of total ruin.” Respecting the four gates of the fortress, the writer 
says: “The northern one is called the Kh izri Darwazah, and opens on the Loll 
Wa-han [that is, opposite to, and near it], and is always kept closed. ## * Within 
the Diw Darwazah, on the Loll Wa-han side, is the Tomb and Shrine of the Rukn-i- 
’Alam (Pillar of the Universe), the Shaikh, Rukn-ud-Din, son of the Shaikh, Sadr- 
ud-Dm-i-’Arif, who died in 709 H. (1309-10 A.D.b son of the Shaikh, Baha-ul Hakk 
wa ud-Din, Zakariya. In the rainy season when the Loll Wa-han, which runs 
outside the fort w^alls on the north, becomes full and overflows, the area round 
the Tomb and Shrine becomes a gathering place for siglit-seers. The Loll Wa-han 
also passes not far from the walls on the side where is the Tomb and Shrine of 
Baha-ul-Hakk ; and the Tomb and Shrine of Shams-i-Tabriz is on the other side 
of the same Loll Wa-han, farther on towards the south.” This was at the period 
that the Nawwab, Muzaffar Kh an, Sadozi, held the fief of the Multan province from 
Timur Shah Badshah, ruler of the Afghan state, for the annual sum of two and 
a half lakhs of rupis, paid to the Durrani treasury. 
For the meaning of Wa-han see a note farther on. 
Masson (Yol. I, p. 396) says, “ the inundations of the Ravi river extended 
to the city, but it is three miles distant, and has what is called a bandar, or port, 
in this instance expressive of a boat station.” This refers to an old channel close 
to Sital ki Mnji, noticed by Cunningham. See page 365. 
266 The people of these parts still call it by the ancient names. 
