Gazetteer Of Sinde Afghanistan Beloochistan And Punjab Vol 2

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1LAH. 13

2Singh, the Sikh chieftain of Jamu, who took possession of it in

31835,2 and retained his acquisition up to the time of the latest Spears

4intelligence from that quarter.

5The parganahs, or principal divisions, of Ladakh are—Nobra

6in the north, Rupshu in the east, Spiti in the south-east, Zans-

7kar in the south, Ladakh Proper, or Le, in the west and middle. * Moorcr. i. 815.

8LAH, in Sinde, a small town on the route from Mughribee to E.1.C. Ms. Doc.

9Mahomed Khan-ka-Tanda. Lat. 24° 38’, long. 68° 30’.

10LAH, in Sinde, a small post, which was maintained by the ee ane

11Ameers for levying the customs, on the route from Cutch to se.

12Hyderabad. Lat. 23° 58’, long. 68° 40’.

13LAHORE,!' in the Punjab, a large city, generally the resi- ! Masson, Bal. Afg.

14dence of the ruler of the Sikhs, is situate on an offset or smal] 7° **!”

15stream flowing from the Ravee, and about two miles east of the

16main stream. It is surrounded with a substantial brick wall

17twenty-five feet high, broad enough for a gun to traverse it, and

18strengthened by many circular towers and angular bastions at

19regular intervals. Runjeet Singh ran a good trench around the

20walls, and beyond this constructed a line of strong works and

21redoubts round the entire circumference, mounted them with

22heavy artillery, and cleared away such ruins and other objects

23as might yield shelter to assailants. The circuit of this line of

24fortifications exceeds seven miles.2 The fort or citadel occupies ? Moorer. Punj.

25the north-west angle of the city, and contains extensive maga- Pans

26zines and manufactories of warlike stores, as well as the residence

27of the Maharajah. There are several large and handsome

28mosques. The Padshah mosque, said to have been built by

29Aurungzebe,* is a massive, lofty structure of red sandstone, of

30great size, and ornamented with spacious cupolas. It was con-

31verted into a barrack by Runjeet Singh. The Vizier Khan

32mosque is also a fine edifice, ornamented with lofty minarets, and

33covered with varnished tiles inscribed with Arabic sentences,

34which are popularly supposed to comprise the entire of the Koran.

35These splendid structures have been desecrated by the Sikhs,

36who killed swine in them, and converted their courts into stables.® s yugei, iii. 220.

37The Sonara mosque is another splendid building. There are

38besides many handsome mosques and Hindoo temples, but they

39for the most part exhibit striking symptoms of the decay into

40which the city has fallen. One of the greatest ornaments of

41* It is attributed to Jehangir by Hiigel (Kaschmir, iii. 211).