436 H. G. Raverty— The Mihran of Sind and its Tributaries. [Ex. No. 
ATajra, two miles and a half north-east of Agnnd and Marorhi, two 
"branches of the Ghag-gliar had to be crossed; bnt now, there is 
but one branch. Likewise, in going from Agund to Sunam westwards 
by Ujhli and Nanliera, a distance of four miles and a quarter, in the 
time of the Survey, the Ghag-ghar was crossed mid-way between these 
two places ; bnt now, even the “ Old Gliuggur Nud ” of the maps is 
crossed less than a mile west of Ujhli, and the present channel is a little 
over a mile and half east of Nanliera. 
is said to have been the great famine of the year 1179H. (1782-83 A.D.) It was the 
capital of George Thomas’s short lived principality. 
“ When this place went to decay, merchants and traders began to take np 
their quarters in the karyah of Nangalf ( ) (the “ Mingalee,” “ Mangalee,” and 
“ Buleealee” of as many different maps), and made it thereby the envy of the other 
towns of this part. It is five kuroh to the south-east of Hansi.” 
Sultan Mas’ud had captured Sarasti, the modern Sirsa, in the year 425 H. 
(1033—34 A. D.); and in 427 H. (1035-36 A. D.), he moved against Hansi, having, 
when very ill, vowed he would undertake a holy war against the infidels, if he 
recovered. Ilausi was a fortress of vast strength, and considered impregnable 
by the Hindus. In six days, however, one of the bastions was thrown down, leaving, 
a practicable breach, and the Musalman troops rushed in and captured it. This 
■was in the beginning of the year 428 H. (it began 24th October, 1036 A.D.) ; and 
a great deal of booty fell into their hands. 
After this Sultan Mas’ud moved against the fortress of Soni-pat (north of the city 
of Dihli), which was the stronghold and residence of Deobal (Dewa-Piila, probably) 
of Harianah. On the Sultan’s approach, Deobal retired to the jangals with his 
numerous forces, leaving the garrison to defend the place. It was captured, how¬ 
ever, and sacked, and its idol-temples given to the flames. A spy having brought 
information of Deobal’s whereabouts, he was surprised by the Musalman troops, 
defeated, and put to flight. 
After this the Sultan left his son, Abu-l-Mujalla-i-Majdud, governor of Labor 
and his territories farther east. 
Soon after Sultan, ’Abd-ul-Fath-i-Maudud, had avenged the assassination of his 
father, Sultan Mas’ud, in 433H. (1041-42 A.D.), and he had himself been worsted 
by Sultan Alb-Arsalan, the Saljuk, in his endeavours to recover Khurasan from the 
Saljulcs, the Musalmans of the territory of Labor and its dependencies,— who in 
Sultan Mas’ud’s reign, had crushed the rebellion of their then governor, Ahmad-i- 
Hial-Tigin, who, as elsewhere related, was drowned in the Mihran of Sind near 
Manfuriyali, but had thrown off their allegiance to Sultan Maudud—found them¬ 
selves about to be attacked by three of the most powerful of the Rajahs of Hind, 
who had combined to recover Lahor and its territory from the Muhammadans, 
who now marched to Lahor and invested it. The ringleaders in this act of 
disloyalty, now thought it advisable to renew their allegiance, which secured 
to Sultan Maudud the services of all the Musalman soldiery in that province; 
and two of the Rajahs, out of fear of Sultan Maudud, determined to relinquish this 
enterprise against Lahor, and retired into their own territories again. But one 
more rash than the others, named Deobal of Harianah, stayed behind for a 
