Travels in Kashmir, Ladak, Iskardo, the countries adjoining the mountain-course of the Indus, and the Himalaya, north of the Panjab

Vigne, Godfrey Thomas · 1842 · Public domain (published pre-1930) · archive.org ↗

1iv CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

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3Temple — Plains and Saffron -grounds of Pampur — Cultivation

4of Saffron— Alexander in Kashmir — Warm Spring in the

5Mountains — Iron-Mine — Hindu Ruins — Enormous Pillar —

6Singular Relics — Mystery of their Origin — Remarkable Build-

7in<r — Tricks upon Travellers — General Features of the Valley

8— Remarkable Hill — Islamabad — Exquisite Temple — Ruined

9Serai — The Ramu River — The Chanz River — Survey of the

10Valley — Throne of Solomon — Indian Notions of Solomon-

11Origin of the Name of Kashmir — Fire Worship — Divisions of

12the Valley — The Emperor Baber — Tamerlane in Kashmir —

13Timur — Various Invaders of the Valley — Religion of Kash-

14mir— Traditions — Early Fame of Kashmir — Different Sects

15— Characters of the Hindu and the Kashmirian . . .29

16CHAPTER III.

17Tukt-i-Suliman — Singular Building on its Summit — Pano-

18ramic View of the Valley — Fort of Kashmir — Exquisite Sce-

19nery— Aspect of the City— Moore's Description of the Valley

20— Beautiful Lake — The far-famed Shalimar — Floating Gar-

21dens— Scenery of the Valley — Course of the Jylum — The

22Great Lake — Kashmir not India — Tiger-hunting and Muli-

23gatani — The British Flag in Kashmir — Its consequences — The

24Apple-tree Canal — Ruined Floodgate — The Amir's Bridge —

25Fort and octagonal Tower — Visiting Etiquette — Importance

26of Display — Runjit Singh — A jolly Rajah — Horrible Cruelty

27— A Wife baked alive by her Husband — A Rajah murdered —

28Iluri Singh — Kupar Ram — Treachery of Runjit — A deposed

29Rajah — The Great Earthquake — The King of the Panjab —

30Hindu Ruins — Destruction of Public Buildings by Fanaticism

31— Tomb of Budshah — Lallah Rookh — Jehan Gir — First

32Mosque erected in Kashmir — The Great Mosque — Kashmirian

33Legend — Beautiful Tomb — Singular Sacrifice of a Boy —

34The Iluri Purbut— The City of the Lake— The Fruits of

35Kashmir — Climate of Kashmir — Curious Canal — Public Build-

36ings— Floating Gardens — The Prophet's Hair — The sacred

37Mule — The five immortal Animals — The Feast of Roses —

38Other Feasts of the Hindus in Kashmir — Noble Grove —

39Growth of the Chunar — Enormous one in Persia . . 59