Travels in India (Tavernier) 11.11

11.11

At 5 coss from Gwalior you cross, by ford, a river which is called Lanike. From Goualeor to Paterki-sera (?) . 3 coss. ,, Paterki-sera to Ouariqui-sera (KUARI-SARAI) . . . 10 ,, There is a bridge at Paterki-sera, with six large arches, and the river which flows under it is called Ouarinadi. From Quariqui-sera to Dolpoura (Dholpur), 6 coss. At Dholpur there is a great river called Chammelnadi—you cross it in a boat, and it discharges itself in the Jumna, between Agra and Allahabad. From Dolpoura to Minasqui-sera (Mania), 6 coss. At (? Beyond) Mania (-ki-sarai) there is a river called Iagou-nadi — you cross it by a very long bridge built of cut stone, and called Iaoulcapoul. From Minasqui-sera to this bridge, 8 coss. It is not far from this bridge that they examine goods, so that when you reach Agra you are not able to evade the dues ; but it is particularly to see if among the number of cases full of fruits preserved in vinegar, in glass pots, there are not any cases of wine. From the bridge of Iaoulcapoul to Agra, 4 coss. Thus from Sironj to Agra is 106 coss, which are common coss, and from Surat to Agra 339.