1 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS. I 1
2 seven bridges. Having passed Baramoola, the Jelom
3 reaches Moozufferabad. Passing from thence the
4 river washes the boundary of Puglee, and then
5 receives the Kish ungunge. It then passes Chund-
6 rnukh and Danglee, and skirts the territory of Kuk
7 hur, in the province of Ameerpoor. After this, the
8 Jelum reaches the plains, and there is a ferry lor
9 crossing it called Rajghat, which is at the village
10 of Jelum, though occasionally the ford shifts, and
11 its passage is attended with danger from the great
12 depth of water above and below it.
13 The Jelum eventually joins the Chenab, and
14 forms one of the rivers of the Punjmid.
15 The Doab formed by the Chenab and Jelum is
16 named Chunth, or Jenhut, which is derived from
17 one of the names of the Jelum, Behut, and the
18 Chenab, or rather from the three names.
19 The zemindars, or landholders, of this Doab, are
20 for the most part Mussulmans. There are 'nume¬
21 rous water-courses throughout for the purpose of
22 irrigation, Tl
23 The great river formed by the union of all the
24 five rivers of the Punjab, with the Sin-ka-bab, is
25 called the Indus. It is known by the former name
26 at its origin, the belief being among the Hindoos,
27 that it issues from a “ lion’s mouth.”
28 The Indus forms the western boundary of the
29 Punjab, as also of Iiindostan; and the Natives of
30 India have always had a horror of crossing it.
31 In search of conquest, however, both the Sikhs