The 7th, I Proceeded Ten C. The 8th, Eight C. The 9th, Ten C.
The 10th, Twelve C. The 11th, Sixteen C. The 12th, Fourteen C. The 13th,
Six C. The 14th We Halted To Take Rest.
The 15th, six c. the 16th, six
c. the 17th, twelve c. the 18th, five c. when we arrived at Cytor,
where I was met by Mr Edwards accompanied by Thomas Coryat, who had
travelled to India on foot.
Cytor, [Chitore] is an ancient town in ruins, situated on a hill, but
shews the remains of wonderful magnificence. There are still standing
above an hundred temples, all of carved stone, with many fair towers and
domes, supported by many enriched pillars, and innumerable houses, but
not a single inhabitant. The hill, or rock rather, is precipitous on all
sides, having but one ascent cut out of the rock in a regular slope; in
which ascent there are four several gates before reaching the gate of
the city, which last is extremely magnificent. The top of the hill,
about eight coss in circuit, is inclosed all round with walls, and at
the S.W. end, is a goodly old castle. I lodged close by a poor village
at the foot of the hill.
This city stands in the country of the Rama,[192] a prince newly
subdued by the Mogul, or rather brought to submit to pay tribute and
acknowledge subjection; and Cytor was reduced by Akbar Shah, the
father of Shah Jehan-Guire, the present king of the Moguls.
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