428 H. G. Raverty —The Mihrdn of Sind and its Tributaries. [Ex. No. 
formerly united with the Hakra a few miles lower down — the bed of 
the Hakra continues to run in much the same direction as before for 
just eight miles, when it bends to the south, and afterwards to the west, 
to Mol Garh, or Moj Garh as it is also called, a masonry fort, situated 
close to the southern bank; and immediately east of it, the bed is some 
four miles in breadth. Continuing in about the same direction as 
before, towards the west-south-west, the channel contracts again, and 
passes the fort of Din Garh or Triharah, situated rather more than a 
mile from the south bank. Here the channel widens again, and near 
the ruins of an old fort called Barah, close to the northern bank, and 
for many miles away to the southward, the action of water is plainly 
visible over the face of the whole country. Soon after passing Din 
Garh the channel becomes still broader, takes a south-westerly course, 
passes the ruins of the Barah fort above referred to, and reaches 
Dirawar or Dilawar, which is close to the southern bank. This place, 
also called Dirawat, 463 a vitiated form of the first name, is a fortress of 
great strength from its situation, where the Nawwabs of Bahawal-pur 
used to keep their treasures, as it was considered impregnable, but 
it was captured by Timur Shah, the Sadozi Durrani Badshah, 
in the last century, as Mirza Shah Husain, the Arghun Mughal 
ruler of Sind, had taken it from the Langah Jats of Multan in 1525 
A. D. 
Here between Din Garh or Triharah, and Dirawar or Dilawar, a 
vast change takes place in the Hakra bed. The channel becomes indis¬ 
tinct, because the whole country round, from actual survey, is filled with 
innumerable long banks and channels, some of the former being from 
two to four miles in length, and one, and sometimes more in breadth. 
They chiefly run parallel to the hitherto distinctly defined channel, 
namely, south-west, down as far as Baglila and Sahib Garh, towards the 
frontier of Upper Sind, a distance of one hundred and eigdit miles, after 
which, the channel becomes distinct again. Some of these banks 
and channels, but not running in such long, unbroken lengths, run 
to the south in the direction of the ancient channel referred to under, 
and stretch away beyond Tibbah Chani-sar, Ghaus Garh or Rukn-pur, 
463 This place, together with several others lying along the course of the 
Hakra, which separated the territories of Sind and Multan from Bikanir and Jasal- 
mfr, still belonged to the Bliati tribe in the middle of the last century. Tod says, 
“ Derawal ” was the capital of the Bhatis— of this part, probably — and taken from 
them by Mubarak Khan, the Ua’ud-putrah. He then adds that it w r as “ the chief 
town of Khadal ” belonging to the Bhatis. 
The name is sometimes written Dhirawal, but the above appears to be the most 
correct mode of writing it. 
