[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Bābur (1526–1530)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur) › [Bāburnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama) › [The Babur-nama in English (A. S. Beveridge)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge) › 932.7.7 # The Memoirs of Bābur 932.7.7 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 932.7.7 - **Language:** English ### [932.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.7.7) Hindīs call these mountains Sawālak-parbat. In the Hindī tongue \_sawāī-lak\_ means one lak and a quarter, that is, 125,000, and \_parbat\_ means a hill, which makes 125,000 hills.\[1726\] The snow on these mountains never lessens; it is seen white from many districts of Hind, as, for example, Lāhor, Sihrind and Saṃbal. The range, which in Kābul is known as Hindū-kush, comes from Kābul eastwards into Hindūstān, with slight inclination to the south. The Hindūstānāt\[1727\] are to the south of it. Tībet lies to the north of it and of that unknown horde called Kas. \[Sidenote: Fol. 273.\] (\_e. Of rivers.\_) Many rivers rise in these mountains and flow through Hindūstān. Six rise north of Sihrind, namely Sind, Bahat (Jīlam), Chān-āb \[\_sic\_\], Rāwī, Bīāh, and Sutluj\[1728\]; all meet near Multān, flow westwards under the name of Sind, pass through the Tatta country and fall into the \`Umān(-sea). Besides these six there are others, such as Jūn (Jumna), Gang (Ganges), Rahap (Raptī?), Gūmtī, Gagar (Ghaggar), Sirū, Gandak, and many more; all unite with the Gang-daryā, flow east under its name, pass through the Bengal country, and are poured into the great ocean. They all rise in the Sawālak-parbat. - [Previous: 932.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.7.6) - [Next: 932.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.8.1) - [Up: 932.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.7.7) · Pramāṇa