Riyaz al-salatin 3.1.7

3.1.7

Its length from west to east — that is, from Gowahati to Sadiah — is about two hundred karoh or kos, and its breadth from north, that is from the rocky fastnesses of the tribes of Mari, Majmi, Daphla and Valandah, to the hills of the Nanga tribe, is approximately seven or eight days' journey. Its southern mountains adjoin lengthwise the mountains of Khasia, Kachar and Kashmir, and breadthwise they adjoin Autan or Atwan, the abode of the Nanga tribe. Its northern mountain skirts lengthwise the lofty ridges of Kamrup, and breadthwise it faces the mountains of the Valandah tribe. The tract in the north of the river Brahmaputra, from Gowahati to the abodes of Mari and Majmi tribes, is called Uttarkul; and the extent of the Dakhinkul is from the country of Naktirani to village Sadiah. The climate of the lands bordering on the Brahmaputra is for foreigners poisonous. For eight months the rainy season prevails, and the four months of winter are not free from rain. And the flowers and fruits of Hindustan and Bengal are available here; and besides these, others are found which are not to be had in Hindustan. Wheat, barley, and pulse are not grown, but the soil is fit for cultivation of all kinds. Salt is scarce and dear, and what is procurable from the defiles of some of the rocks is bitter and brackish. The fighting cocks of that country do not turn back face from enemies;