1 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS,';
2 boa;; containing his jewels; it was thrown against
3 the rock. On witnessing the accident, the Em¬
4 peror smiled and exclaimed, “ That rock is as ra¬
5 pacious as Julayeea.”* Others derive the name
6 from that of a fukeer, who was buried near the
7 place on the bank of the river.
8 After passing Attok, the Indus flows through the
9 country of the Khuttuk, a tribe of Afghans;
10 emerging from this, it obtains the name of Neelab,
11 or the blue river; it then passes the city of Mukhur
12 and reaches Kalabagh, runs' near the village of
13 Peeplee, and from thence through Eeghistan, or the
14 sandy country.
15 The Indus then passes in succession, Dera
16 Ishmaei Khan and Dera Ghazee 'Khan; and at
17 Dhak, the distance between it and the Jelum is
18 only about four or five miles. At a short distance
19 above Mittun, the Indus unites with the Punjmid;
20 and from thence to the sea, their united streams
21 form the great river Indus.
22 The Doab lying between the Jelum and Indus is
23 named Sind Sagur. The country is often over¬
24 flowed to a great extent in the periodical rains, re¬
25 sembling an inland sea, and hence the word Sagur,
26 signifying the sea or ocean, may have been applied
27 to denote this tract.
28 The capital of the Punjab is Lahore, and from
29 this town to Delhi there extends a series of pillars.
30 * A noted freebooter or robber.