The History of Shāhjahān (ʿInāyat Khān) 28.4

28.4

where he erected a fort on the top of an embankment, measuring 1,000 yards in circumference, and fifteen in height, that had in former times been crowned by a stronghold, inasmuch as some traces of the ancient works were still visible; and he deputed a trusty individual to hold the post, backed by 250 musketeers. On reaching the banks of the Ganges, after crossing which one enters the hill-country, he sent a detachment with the royal artillery to the other side of the stream, with a view to their taking possession of the thána of Chandi, which is one of the dependencies of Srinagar, but lies outside the Dun of Kilaghar.