Near The Head Of That River, And To The East Of
Cashmere, Is A Town, Called Kishtewar, Which May Possibly Have Been The
Bishur Of Terry:
But there is a little-known district near the head of
the Jumna, S.S.E. from Cashmere, named Besseer, that has considerable
resemblance in sound to Bishur, and is in the indicated direction.
- E.
13. Jeugapor, with its chief city likewise so named, lies on the Kaul,
one of the five rivers that water the Punjab. - The only place upon the
Ravey, which answers to the Kaul, which has the smallest resemblance
with Jengapor, or Jenupur, as it is likewise called by Purchas, is
Shawpoor, N.E. from Agra. Yet Jaypoor, otherwise called Jyenagur, in
Ajmeer, is more probably the district and city here meant, though not in
the Punjab. - E.
14. Jenba, its chief city so called, lies east of the Punjab. - This
may possibly be Jambae, north of Lahore. - E.
15. Delli, or Delhi, its chief city being of the same name, lies
between Jenba and Agra, the river Jemni, which runs through Agra and
falls into the Ganges, begins in this province. Delhi is a great and
ancient city, the seat of the Mogul's ancestors, and where most of them
are interred. - The Jumnah, or Jemni of Terry, rises far to the north of
Delhi, in the high-peaked mountain of Cantal to the east of
Cashmere. - E.
16. Bando, its chief city so called, borders with Agra on the
west.
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