448 H. G. Raverty — The Mihran of Sind and its Tributaries. [Ex. No. 
It passes east of Sail rind, and is spanned by a masonry bridge of 
brick near that place. It then runs almost due south to Patialah, 
winding considerably, and passing close to that city on the east and 
south, flows towards Samanah by Mayan and Khiri, and passes Samanah 
one kuroh on the west. It then separates into two branches, one of 
which taking a more southerly course, flows two kuroh west of the 
Khand at Badshah-pur, and then runs towards Mung Ala, and east of 
it unites with the Ghag-ghar. The other branch runs from near 
Samanah towards the west-soutli-west in the direction of Sunam, under 
the walls of which it passes on the east 511 side, and is expended in the 
irrigation of lands beyond, or lost in the thirsty soil, about four kuroh 
east-south-east of Bhiki. This last branch is considered as the Chuwwa 
proper, and is not known as the Suweti after bran ching off below 
Samanah, that name being applied to the other branch only. In former 
times this Chuwwa turned towards the south after passing Sunam, and 
ran a kuroh or more north of Boliah, again bent southwards and passed 
Fath, after which it ran westwards once more for some distance, and 
then again turned towards the south-west, passed east of Guduh, and 
finally united with the Ghag-ghar immediately west of Bhiraj ki 
Tibbi.” 
“ In going from Sahrind to Anbalah, or to Patialah, you have to 
cross the Chuwwa by the bridge before mentioned ; and, in going from 
Patialah eastward to Sannur, you issue from the Dilili gate of that city 
and pass the river by the brick-built bridge. Proceeding from Patialah 
to Samanah by Mayan, Khiri, and Dhanan Thai, 613 you keep along the 
Chuwwa.*** In going towards Samanah by Suh-laun ), a 
kuroh and a half nearly south from Patialah, you go along the Chuwwa, 
and Mayan, before mentioned, is two kuroh farther down stream. 
In going from Patialah to Sahrind by M til-pur ( jjJ ^yo ), you cross 
the Chuwwa two kuroh before reaching that place; and, after going another 
six kuroh farther, cross the bridge over the Chuwwa and enter Sahrind.” 
Here too, vast changes have taken place in the course of less than 
a century. Now, the Chuwwa (called “ Clioeea Nud ” in the maps), 
runs from Sahrind by Mansur-pur, which it was twenty miles distant 
from before, to Sunam, and nearly encircles it; and another river 
(called “ Choa N.” in the maps) 613 comes from mid-way between 
6,1 It passes it now on tlie west side. See note 485, page 438. 
612 This Sanskrit word here means ‘ dry or firm ground.’ In the Panj-ab terri¬ 
tory and Sind, however, the word is used to signify a ‘ sandy, waterless desert.’ 
See note 455 .* page 424. 
613 One is styled “ Clioeea ” and the other “ Choa ” in the maps, by way of dis¬ 
tinction, perhaps, but the word is Chuwwa, nevertheless. 
