Page
Lakes, more commonly found near the
sources of rivers, than in the lower part
of their courses
145
LAMA of THIBET
306
Lama, signifying a priest, in the Thibet
language
305
Lamas' map of Thibet, 198, 299, 300.
Faulty
198, 304, 309, 310
Lamifsa, the feminine of Lama
Langur, Mt.
Lanké Dhe, lake
305
304
308
Lanken lake
Larry Bunder
309
179, 180
Lafsa, 299, et seq. 303, 306, 311. Latitude
300
of
Latitude taken at, Agra, 63-Anjenga, 18–
Ava city, 296-Bafseen, 32-Bombay, 31
-Bopaltol, 206 - Burhanpour, 207-
Cadiapatam Pt. 17-Calcutta, 8-Cal-
py, 205-Calymere Pt. 205-Chinna-
Balabaram, 268-Cochin, 22- -Comorin
Cape, 21-Cuddalore, 13-Delhi, 66—
Mt. Dilla, 22-Dundrahead, 46- Pt.
de Galle, 46-Ganjam, 9-Goa, 29-
Islamabad, 38-Jyepour, 78-Madras,
13-Maldive Is. 47-Masulipatam, 12—
Mergui, 40-Nagpour, 216- Narwah,
205-Negapatam, 14-Negrais, 39-Pi-
geon I, 29-Palmiras Pt. 11-Pondi-
cherry, 13-Poonah, 208-Porcah, 21-
Ruttunpour, 218-Samarcand, 191-Si-
rong, 206-Surat, 32-Tritchinopoly, 15
-Visagapatam
12
Lettres Edifiantes 97, 150, 250, 251, 268,
287, 307
LITTLE THIBET. See Thibet.
Longitude by celestial observation, taken at,
Agra, 48-Anjenga, 18-Bombay, 31-
Burhanpour, 207- Calcutta, 8-Delhi,
66-Goa, 29-Jynenagur, 77—Madras,
9-Mergui, 40-Pondicherry, 13-Poo
nah, 208-Visagapatam, 12
Longitudes inferred from time-keepers, sur-
veys, or charts, Agimere, 219-Acheen
head, 42-Agra, 63-Aguada Pt. 29-
Amedabad, 209-Anjenga, 19-Attock,
87-Ava, 296-Aurungabad, 213-Ban-
galore, 268-Bafseen, 32-Brodera, 224
-Burhanpour, 33-Bopaltol, 2c6-Ca-
bul, 88-Calpy, 48, 130-Calymere Pt.
15-Cambay, 35-Candahar, 90-Ca-
noge, 54-Cashmere, 135-Cattack, 11
-Cochin, 22-Comorin C. 19-Cudda-
lore, 13-Devicotta, 14-Dilla, Mt. 22-
Diuhead, 36- Dundrahead, 46-Gan-
jam, 9-Gheriah, 31- Galle Pt. 46-
Hurdah, 206-Hufsingabad, 207-Hy-
drabad, 215-Islamabad, 38-Jynenagur,
218.
77-Lahore, 81-Lafsa, 302-Madura,
19-Maldive Is. 47-Mangalore, 28-
Masulipatam, 12, 210-Moultan, 93-
Nagpour, 143-Narwah, 205-Negapa-
tam, 14-Negrais, Cape, 38-Nicobar,
Great, 41-Palamcotta, 19-Paishawur,
87- Palmiras Pt. 11-Pigeon I. 29-
Poolytopu, 16-Porcah, 21-Ruttunpour,
Samarcand, 191- Sanore-Banca-
pour, 249-Seringapatam, 269-Sirhind,
68-Sirong, 206-Sumbulpour, 238-
Surat, 32, 33, 208-Syrian Pt. 40-Ta-
nore, 2-Tatta, 179-Tritchinopoly, 15
-Victoria fort, 31-Visagapatam, 12-
Vingorla rocks
31
Longitude, no celestial observation for, on
the west of Bombay, and within the limits
of the map
32
301
55,56
Lucknow, 63. Table of distances from, 325
M.
Mahmoodabad
MAHOMED SHAH, cedes the provinces
west of the Indus, to NADIR SHAH,
lxviii, cxxiii, cxxiv
MAHOMED GHORI
xlvii
MAHRATTA NATION, sketch of its his-
tory, lxxix, et seq. Origin of the name,
1xxx. Rose on the ruins of the Mogul
empire, lxxxii. Separates into states, Poo-
nah and Berar, lxxxiv. Both invade Ben-
gal, lxix, lxxxiv. Contests with Abdalla,
and total overthrow at Panniput, lxxiv,
lxxxvi. Decline, ib. and cxxxi. War
with the British, lxxxvii, c. Eastern or
Berar Mahrattas, lxxxviii. Present state
Page
of both, ib. and 1xxxix. Their extensive
domains, cxxiv, et seq. Principal Jag-
Principal Jag-
hiredars, cxxv. Revenue of, uncertain,
cxxviii. Geography of the southern part
of their empire, uncertain, cxxvii. Their
habits of plundering, exxi. Nature of
their troops
cxxxii
Mahur, or Maor
249
MAKRAN, the ancient GEDROSIA 183
MALABAR COAST, its direction in the
charts, too oblique to the meridian 30
Malabar map
285
Malet, Sir Charles
186, 220
* MALLI, ancient people of Moultan, 123,
to 128, 130. Ancient capital of, stood
near Toulomba
128
MALDIVE islands
47
MALWA, divided among the Poonah Mah-
ratta chiefs, cxxvi. An elevated tract, 237
Mandesloe, M.
CXXV, 250, 254, 258
Mangalore
Mansorah. The same with Bhakor
28
185
Mansoroar lake
Manzorah river
Mapana lake
308, 310
248
309, 371
head of
Map of the countries between the
the Indus, and the Caspian sea, account
of, 187, et seq. Placed
200
Maracanda
199
275
MARAWARS
Marches of armies, mean length of, applied
as a scale to geographical purposes 120
Marsden, Mr.
vi, xl, 264
MARGIANA
189
It is also called
MARWAR, cxxxiv, 232.
Mafsaga, capital of the Afsacani
Masulipatam
173
210
MARHAT, the original country of the
MAHRATTAS
lxxv
MAWER-UL-NERE, or Transoxiana, 199
Mayapara, the proper name of Point Pal-
miras
367
MAZANDERAN
MECKLEY
123
295
Megasthenes resides at Palibothra, xxv.
Mentioned
xxvi, xxvii, xxx, 50
Meerzaw, or Mirjee
28, 29, xxxviii
MEHRAJE, the eastern, or upper division
of Cashmere
Mehran R. a name of the Indus
Meritch, Meritz, or Merrick, cxxv.
by Hyder Ally, in 1778,
cxxvii, 252
Merjee, or Mirjee
Xxxviii, 28, 29
Merkiseray, 207. The same as Sera.
Merat, 89. Implied
Mergui
MEYWAR, or MIDWAR
232
MEWAT
cxiv, et seq. 77
MEWATTI, inhabitants of Mewat, xlix.
Hired for the purpose of plundering an
enemy's country
Middleton, Mr. Ñ.
Mile, Roman
CXX
vi
52, xxviii
Military Transactions of the British Nation
in Indostan, xci, 280. See also Orme.
Mirjee, or Meerzaw
28, 29
Mirje, supposed to mean Meritch CXXV
MOGUL EMPIRE (meaning the empire
established in Hindoostan, and Deccan, by
the descendants of Timur, or Tamerlane).
See Baber, Acbar. At its greatest ex-
tent under Aurungzebe, lxiii. Downfall
of, lxix. Geographical division of, under
Acbar
cix
MOGUL GREAT, meaning SHAH AU-
LUM, has an establishment from the Eng-
lish, lxxv. Throws himself on the Mah-
rattas, lxxvi. A pensioner to Madajce
Sindia, cxviii. Misfortunes
365
Mogul Empire, Historical Fragments of,
32, 253. See also Orme.
MOGULISTAN, or original country of
the Moguls,
195, 196
Montresor, Mr. 16, 19, 211, 244, 252, 269,
281, 283, 288
Monchaboo
297
Monze, Cape
36, 180
MOODAJEE BOONSLAH, or Bonsolo.
See Berar Rajah.
Moorshedabad
MORUNG
Motte, Mr.
Moultan
Muir, Col.
Mulgrave, Lord
Mundu
Murray, Col. John
*MUSICANI
1xxxv, 60
312
•239, et seq.
90, 93, 178
78, 231, 233
Vi
221
72, 110, III
129
270
Mysore
MYSORE, regent, or sovereign of, TIP-
POO SULTAN, his territories, revenues,
military establishment, &c. &c. cxxxviii,
et seq.
The most powerful of the native
princes of India
cxxxix
N.
NADIR SHAH, his invasion of HINDOO-
STAN, lxviii. The provinces west of
Palmiras Point, 10, 365, 366. A light-
house proposed to be built on it, ib. Ex-
tent of its reef
PALNAUD
ib.
287
305
Palté lake
* Panafsa
cxvii, 233
PANJAB, a natural division of country, so
named, xxii, 79, 82. Geography of, 79,
et seq. 104. Length of, 87. Its rivers,
94, et seq. Flat and marshy in the part
near Moultan
129
Panjab rivers, their courses and mode of
confluence, favourable to the tracing of
Alexander's route
118, 168
79, 103
276,277
Panjab, a Persian map of
Paniany, 22, 23. River of
Panna, or Purna, a diamond mine there,
cxviii, 233
Panniput, a place of battles, lxxiv, 68. Fa-
mous battle of, in 1761
Pannela
lxxiv
252
89, 188
301, 302
Parasanga, or Farsang
Paridrong, or Paridsong
PAROPAMISUS, province of, 170.- An-
swers to the tract between Herat and Ca-
bul, ib. Mountains of (those of Gaur),
169, 189. Probably derived from Pabar,
hill
191
200
Paropamisan Alexandria, conjectures on,
169, 170, 171. Not Candahar
ib.
Parveti Mons (the Mts, of Candahar) 115,
166, 170
PARTHIA, 189, 190. Misconception re-
specting its geography
Países over the upper part of the Indus,
114, 115
Patalipootra, or Patelpoot'her, ancient name
of Patna
50
Patna, 62. Supposed to stand on the site
of the ancient Palibotbra
50, 52, 54
Pattala, ancient name of Tatta 129, 130,
131, 179, 367
Pauk putton
104
Pawangur, Paygur, or Paygurrah
227
Payen-Gaut, applied to the Carnatic cxxviii,
cxxxvii
Paygurrah. See Pawangur.
Pearse, Col. 8, 9, 10, 243, 266, 283
Pedro, Pt.
43, 44
Pekin, lon. of
300
PENINSULA of India, the scene of fre-
Page
A large map of it pub-
294
157, 158
282
282, 291
Pepper plant, black, discovered in the North-
ern Circars
246
Perambulator, advantages to be derived from
it
211
101
Periplus of the Erythrean sea, 32, 222, 229
Perry, Mr.
PERSIA, a map of it drawn and engraven
at Constantinople
225, 367
Petis de la Croix, M. 89, 121, 164, 194,
199
171, 174, 175, 176
* Peucelaotis
Pigeon I.
Pinkerton, Mr.
29
97
30
PIRATE COAST, remarks on
Pirhala
87, 109
Pliny, his Indian itinerary, 49, et seq. Cited,
or mentioned, 30, 31, 54, 94, 100, 122,
124, 126, 131, 181
Podala, or Poudela
290
Polier, Colonel 10, 11, 67, 68, 71, 72, 74,
81, 104, 106
Pondicherry, original grant of, lxxxi. Po-
sition of, 13. Account of
278
Poolytopu
16, 17
Poonah, 208. Table of distances from, 329
Popham, Col. vi, 77, 78, 171, 230. Takes
Gwalior
234
PORTUGUESE, did not possess any great
extent of territory, in India
Portonovo
XC
279
quent wars, 262.
lished
Penjekoreh R.
Pennar Point, 13. River
Penukonda
Post, regular, throughout the East-India
Company's pofsefsions, 317. Rate of tra-
velling
ib.
• PRASII, kingdom of, xxxiii, cxvi, 54, 131
Preparis islands
41
266
Primary stations in geography
Pringle, Mr. 13, 17, 264, 266, 272, 273,
274, 275, 284
Price, Capt. Joseph, 229. His gallant be-
haviour
ib.
Ptolemy, the geographer, an apology for
some of his errors, 199, 240, 241. Men-
tioned, xxvi, 64, 95, 97, 100, 175, 190,
199, 228
PUCKHOLI, or PEHKELY, extent of,
160
Puckholi town, 146. Route to Cashmere
by
135
Puddar R.
cxxiii, 186, 225
Pulicat (or Ircum) lake
Pundua
Punoach, road to Cashmere by
Purchas
284
56
138
85, 107
Purnah. See Panna.
Putala Mt.
Q.
Quilon, or Coylan
Quintus Curtius. See Curtius.
Ramanadaporum
RANA of OUDIPOUR,
R.
RACHORE, province of, cxxxvi. Town of,
286, 287
225
295
Radimpour
Rairee
CXXV
Raibaug
RAJPOOTANA, or country of the Raj-
poots; meaning generally, Agimere, or
Azmere, xlvii, cxxxi. Geographical di-
vision of, cxxxii. Made tributary to, or
reduced by the Mahrattas, cxxvi, cxxxi.
Probably, formed one kingdom originally,
cxxxiii. Particulars relating to, 230, et seq.
RAJPOOTS, or inhabitants of Rajpootana,
&c. are divided into two tribes, or classes,
RATHORE, and CHOHAN, or SEE-
SODY A, cxxxiv. The Mahratta chiefs
are of the latter tribe, ib. Intended by
Diodorus Siculus, and by M. Thevenot,
under the names of Catheri, and Catry,
93, 123. Their country 230, et seq.
Rajemal
Ralicote
60
254
29
Ramas, Cape
20
Ranni-Bednore
Rantampour
Raolconda, a diamond mine
Rauvee R. (ancient Hydraotes)
Ray Gaut
RECCAN, the same as ARACAN.
REGISTAN, or Sandy Desert of Agimere,
cxxii, 183
114
Reishi, a pass over the Indus
Reynolds, Captain 28, 68, 186, 220, 221,
223, 227, 228, 250, 251, 254, 259
• RHANNE
230
Rimola Mts. in Du Halde's map, ought to
be Himola, or Himmaleh
302, 304
Rind, Lieut.
110
Ringrose, Lieut.
33, 34
Ritchie, Capt. 10, 12, 37, 38, 41, 282,
366
37, 179, 181
Rivers often form lakes, near their sources,
Ritchel R.
82
Saltpetre made on the banks of the Ava ri-
298
ver.
Samarcand
Samanah
Sami-Ifsuram
191, 192
119, 120
119, 123
186
283
Sandy desert of Agimere. See REGISTAN.
N. B. It extends from the sea, to the
Panjab country.
• Sangala
Sangada
SANGARIANS (pirates of Guzerat) 186
Sanore-Bancapour CXXV, 249, 290, 291
Sanpoo River (the Burrampooter) 293, 299,
306, 310. Source of, 307, et seq. It
means THE RIVER
306
Sanscrit (or Sanscreet) language, where
vernacular, xx. When supposed to be-
come a dead language, and the cause,
xlviii
Satgong
Sattarah
Sautgud
Savary, M.
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