438 H. G. Raver ty —The Mihran of Sind and its Tributaries. [Ex. No. 
takes a more south-westerly course, and winding in several places by 
the way, reaches Samanah on the east side close to the walls of the 
place. 486 It then takes a course nearly south towards Nanhera and 
Badshah-pur; separates into three channels east of Nanhera, two of 
which pass between that place and Sehun Majra farther east [about 
two kuroh north of Agund], and the third east of Seliun Majra; after 
which they take a more south-westerly course again, and, subsequently, 
more towards the south-west, and reuniting, and bending and winding 
considerably, pass towards Mung Ala.” 
Now, the Ghag-ghar is, at its nearest point, six miles or more from 
Samanah to the south-east. At the period in question the Ghag-ghar 
flowed within six miles and a half of Patialah ; now it is distant between 
eleven and twelve miles east and south-east of that city. At the same 
period, it passed eight miles west of Anbalah, while now it is but two. 
At the time of this Survey likewise, after passing the Suweti on 
the way from Badshah-pur, above referred to, on the road to Mung Ala, 
a little over twelve kuroh towards the south-west by way of Duhandal, 
Ra’e Dhirana, and Dudian, you cross the Ghag-ghar twice.” 
Now, the Suweti or Ohhu-hey runs three miles east of Ra’e 
Dhirana, and a mile and half east of Dudian, and unites with the Ghag- 
ghar two miles and a half south-east of Mung Ala ; while an old chan¬ 
nel of the river, called the “ Old Gliuggur Nud ” in the maps, is nine 
miles and a half east of Ra’e Dhirana, and the present channel two miles 
and a half still farther east. The Sursuti now unites with the Ghag 1 - 
ghar seventeen miles and a quarter to the north-eastwards of Mung 
Ala ; but, when this Survey was made, it flowed some six or seven miles 
435 When Babar Badshah invaded Hindustan, the Ghag-ghar flowed under the 
walls of Samanah, and from thence to Sumim. He says, in his Tuzuk, that, “ March¬ 
ing from Sarhind towards Anbalah, “ we alighted on the banks of the river of 
Banur [Banhur— foreigners always drop the ‘ h ’ in Hindi words] and Sannur. In 
Hindustan, apart from the daryas (great rivers) there is one running stream, 
and this they call the Ab-i-Gaggar (Ghag-ghar). Ohhat (the “Chuth” of the 
maps), likewise, is situated on the bank of this river.” The Badshah set out, up 
stream, to view the country, and says, that, “ three or four Tcuroh higher up than 
where this river issues forth, there is another scream, its tributary, which issues 
from a wide, open darah , which contains a volume sufficient to turn four or five water¬ 
mills.” It was such a pleasant spot that he gave directions to form a garden there 
on its banks. Then he says : “ This stream having entered the plains and flowed for 
a distance of a kuroh or two, unites with the river Gaggar (Ghag-ghar), the point at 
which the latter issues [from the hills] being three or four kuroh lower down. In 
the rainy season, a great volume of water comes from this channel, and unites 
with the Gaggar (Ghag-ghar), which flows on to Samanah and Sunam.” Compare 
“ Elliot’s Historians ” (Yol. IV, page 249) here, containing the Editor’s version of 
“ Tuzak-i-Babari.” It is a dangerous practice to leave out ivhat is not understood , 
