The Memoirs of Bābur 935.9.2

935.9.2

To look at our ground of a year ago,[2542] from which we had started for Jūnpūr,[2543] I went to about a _kuroh_ lower than the mouth of the Jūnpūr-water (Gūmtī). A favourable wind getting up behind, our larger boat was tied to a smaller Bengalī one which, spreading its sail, made very quick going. Two _garīs_ of day remained (5.15 p.m.) when we had reached that ground (Sayyidpur?), we went on without waiting there, and by the Bed-time Prayer had got to camp, which was a _kuroh_ above Madan-Benāres,[2544] long before the boats following us. Mughūl Beg had been ordered to measure all marches from Chunār on the direct road, Luṯfī Beg to measure the river's bank whenever I went by boat. The direct road today was said to be 11 _kurohs_ (22m.), the distance along the river, 18 (36m.). (_March 29th_) Next day (_Tuesday 19th_), we stayed on that ground. (_March 30th_) On Wednesday (_20th_), we dismounted a _kuroh_ (2m.) below Ghāzīpūr, I going by boat.