of Hindústán. Each royal kos measures 5000 yards, and each yard is the breadth of 42 fingers. Two royal kos are equal to three and a half common kos. From the capital of Dehlí to Láhorí the distance is 437 royal kos, and 764 common kos; from the same city to tháná Bindásal 557 royal kos, and 975 common kos. In the same manner, from Láhorí to Thatta 25 royal kos; from Thatta to Bhakkar 31 kos; from Bhakkar to Multán a little more than 99 kos; from Multán to Láhore 75 kos; from Láhore to Sháh-Jahánábád 170 kos; from SháhJahánábád to Agra 44 kos; from Agra to Alláhábád 107 kos; from Alláhábád to Patna 96 kos and a fraction; from Patna to Mungír 37 kos; from Mungír to Akbarnagar or Ráj Mahal 48 kos; from Akbarnagar to Jahángírnagar, or Dacca, 108 kos; from Dacca to Silhet 87 kos; from Silhet to Bindásal 30 kos; and calculating every stage at twelve kos, the usual travelling distance in Hindústán, the whole length is 145 stages, or a journey of four months and twenty-seven days. The breadth of the whole empire is from the frontier of Tibet and the delightful province of Kashmir to the fort of Sholapúr, which in the prosperous reign of this monarch has been taken from 'Adil Khán, a distance of 672 royal kos, or 1176 common kos; from Sháh-Jahánábád, the seat of Empire, to the boundary of Tibet, is 330 royal kos, or 577 common kos; from the seat of the Empire to Sholápúr, 342 royal kos, or 598 common kos; as was found by measurement which may be thus detailed. From the boundary of Tibet to Little Tibet, 60 royal kos; from Little Tibet to Kashmír, 64 kos; from Kashmir to Láhore 101 kos; from Láhore to Sháh-Jahánábád 105 kos; from Sháh-Jahánábád to Agra 44 kos; and from Agra to Burhanpúr 178 kos. At the rate of twelve kos a stage, the whole breadth is 98 stages, occupying a period of three months and ten days.

Under the management and care of this virtuous monarch, the country of Hindústán teems with population and culture. It is divided into nineteen provinces, and 4440 parganas, the revenue of which amounts altogether to nine arbs, twenty-four krors

seventeen lacs, 16,082 dáms, or 9,24,17,16,082 dáms, out of which the khalisa, or the sum paid to the royal treasury, is 1,72,79,81,251 dáms, and the assignments of the jagírdárs, or the remainder, was 7,51,77,34,731 dáms.

Details of all the Provinces.

Shahjahánábád-285 mahals; revenue 1,16,83,98,269 dáms. Agra-230 maháls; revenue 1,05,17,09,283 dáms. Lahore -330 maháls; revenue 90,70,16,125 dáms. Ajmir-235 maháls; revenue 63,68,94,882 dáms. Ahmadábád-200 maháls; revenue 44,00,83,096 dáms. Alláhábád-268 maháls; revenue 43,66,88,072 dáms. Oudh-149 maháls; revenue 32,00,72,193 dáms. Bihár-252 maháls; revenue 72,17,97,019 dáms. Bengal -1219 maháls; revenue 52,37,39,110 dams. Orissa-244 mahals; revenue 19,71,00,000 dáms. Kashmir-51 maháls revenue 21,30,74,826 dáms. The four provinces of the Dakhin, viz. Aurangabad, Zafarábád, Birár, and Khandesh-552 maháls; revenue 2,96,70,00,000 dáms. Málwa-257 maháls; revenue 42,54,76,670 dáms. Multán-98 maháls; revenue 24,53,18,575 dáms. Kábul-40 maháls; revenue 15,76,25,380 dams. Thatta -revenue 57,49,86,9001 dáms.

From the concluding Chapter of Wonders and Marvels.

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Those who have visited the territory of Jakkar 2 and Ladakh have heard the following story. In these hills there is found a worm which is exceedingly small. It adheres to the toes of the foot, and bites them. No force of hand or instrument is able to detach it, but it increases every moment in bulk and length, so that, having swallowed up the toe, it becomes equal to a large rat, and then swallows the whole foot. After this it increases to the size of a dog, and then swallows up both the

[This is probably a mistake for 5,74,98,690.] 2 The Lanskar of our maps.

legs and up to the waist or half the body of the man. Although the people beat it much and try to cut it, yet no instrument or weapon has any effect upon it. In a short time it becomes like a lion, and having eaten the man entirely, goes away towards the jungle or the hills, and then disappears.

LXX.

ZINATU-T TAWARIKH

OF

'AZIZU-LLAH.

THIS "Ornament of Histories," by 'Azízu-llah, is a mere compilation of no value. The author informs us in his preface that he intended composing a second volume, in order to reconcile the discrepancies which were observable in different histories. Whether he ever did so does not appear, but there is so little critical judgment exercised in the single volume we have under consideration, that the second is not worth the search.

In the preface we learn that the work was commenced in 1086 A.H.(1675-6 A.D.), but passages occur at the close which show that the work is brought down to 1126 A.H. It is evident, however, that the original work concluded with the account of Aurangzeb's children, and that the few last pages, including mention of Bahadur Sháh and Jahándár Sháh, have been added by some transcriber. In the last volume the date of 1087 A.h. is given, which leads us to conclude that the history occupied one year in its composition.

There is nothing worthy of translation.

Preface, pp. 1-11.

The Creation.

pp. 12-111.

CONTENTS.

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Adam.-Prophets.-Muhammad. - Imáms,

Persian Dynasties.-Greeks.-Saljúks. - Osmanlis. - Popes,

pp. 212-294.

'Ummayides and 'Abbásides, pp. 294–410.

Táhirís. -Tulúnias.-Ikhshidites.-Ghaznívides.-Buwaihides.—Isma'ílians.—Sharífs.—Saiyids, pp. 410-464.

Ghorians.-Afgháns.-Mughals, pp. 674-816.

Kings of Dehlí, from the earliest Hindí period to the time of Farrukh Siyar, pp. 816-996.

SIZE. 8vo. 996 pages, of 17 lines each.

This work is rare. I know of only one copy. Malcolm, in his History of Persia," quotes a Zinatu-t Tawarikh respecting the Ghaznívides, which he describes as a metrical history.