Storia do Mogor 65.34.1

65.34.1

Across this swift and treacherous river, on the farther side, there are the lofty mountains of the Pathans, thirty leagues off, with a walled city at their foot, named Pexor (Peshawar). People from India who pass the river (Indus) lose the rights and privileges which they imagine they enjoy in their own land. This river is at a distance of one hundred and fifty leagues from the river Biat (Behat), and eight leagues from the seventh, called Nilab, whose waters are blue in colour. Close to the fortress of Bhakkar these seven rivers join to form the wide and famous river Sindi (Sind, or Indus), and thence it flows with great force until it falls into the sea, on the shore of the Sind province, thus called from the river running through it. After he had sent us away, Dara set out for the port of Sindi by land, ordering all the boats to assemble at that place for his departure. Having reached the vicinity of that port, he used all the boats found there to cross the river to the town of Sindi. When he had got over, he ordered all the boats that could be found to be collected, so that by this means he might hinder the passage of the enemy then in his pursuit. Next he and his army began to march for the city of Tata (Tattah), twelve leagues off, as I related in my journey from Persia. Entering that city, he rested a few days, and enlisted as many more men as he could find, offering very high pay.