1 LAH. 13
2 Singh, the Sikh chieftain of Jamu, who took possession of it in
3 1835,” and retained his acquisition up to the time of the latest
4 intelligence from that quarter. ¢
5 The parganahs, or principal divisions, of Ladakh ate—Nobra -
6 in the north, Rupshu in the east, Spiti in the south-east, Zans-
7 kar in the south, Ladakh Proper, or Le, in the west and middle.3 * Moorcr. i. 315.
8 LAH, in Sinde, a small town on the route from Mughribee to E-1.C. Ms. Doc.
9 Mahomed Khan-ka-Tanda. Lat. 24° 38’, long. 68° 30’.
10 LAH, in Sinde, a small post, which was maintained by the Burnes (James),
11 Ameers for levying the customs, on the route from Cutch to ape sce
12 Hyderabad. Lat. 23° 58’, long. 68° 40’.
13 LAHORE,' in the Punjab, a large city, generally the resi- ' Masson, Bol. Afg.
14 dence of the ruler of the Sikhs, is situate on an offset or smal) ’™*'“
15 stream flowing from the Ravee, and about two miles east of the
16 main stream. It is surrounded with a substantial brick wall
17 twenty-five feet high, broad enough for a gun to traverse it, and
18 strengthened by many circular towers and angular bastions at
19 regular intervals, Runjeet Singh ran a good trench around the
20 walls, and beyond this constructed a line of strong works and
21 redoubts round the entire circumference, mounted them with
22 heavy artillery, and cleared away such ruins and other objects
23 as might yield shelter to assailants. The circuit of this line of
24 fortifications exceeds seven miles.? The fort or citadel occupies ? Moorer. Punj.
25 the north-west angle of the city, and contains extensive maga- aaa
26 zines and manufactories of warlike stores, as well as the residence
27 of the Maharajah. There are several large and handsome
28 mosques. The Padshah mosque, said to have been built by
29 Aurungzebe,* is a massive, lofty structure of red sandstone, of
30 great size, and ornamented with spacious cupolas. It was con-
31 verted into a barrack by Runjeet Singh. The Vizier Khan
32 mosque is also a fine edifice, ornamented with lofty minarets, and
33 covered with varnished tiles inscribed with Arabic sentences,
34 which are popularly supposed to comprise the entire of the Koran.
35 These splendid structures have been desecrated by the Sikhs,
36 who killed swine in them, and converted their courts into stables.3 s Hugel, iii. 220,
37 The Sonara mosque is another splendid building. There are
38 besides many handsome mosques and Hindoo temples, but they
39 for the most part exhibit striking symptoms of the decay into
40 which the city has fallen. One of the greatest ornaments of
41 * It is attributed to Jehangir by Hiigel (Kaschmir, iii, 211).
42 2 P. Von Hugel,
43 Kaschmir, iv, 140.