Travels in India (Tavernier) 17.1.5

17.1.5

From Caboul to Bariabé (Barikab) 19 coss. ,, Bariabé to Nîméla (Nimlabagh) . 17 ,, ,, Nîméla to Alyboua (Alibaghan and Ilahibagha, in Akbar’s time) . 19 ,, ,, Alyboua to Taka (Dakka) . 17 ,, „ Taka to Kiemry (Khaibari ?) 6 ,, ,, Kiemry to Chaour (Peshawur) . 14 ,, „ Chaour to Novichaar (Nowshera) 14 ,, „ Novichaar to Atek (Attock) 19 ,, Attock is a town situated on a promontory where two great rivers meet. It is one of the best fortresses of the Great Mogul, and they do not permit any stranger to enter it if he does not hold a passport from the King. The Reverend Jesuit Father Roux, and his companion, wishing to go by this route to Ispahan, and not having obtained a passport from the King, were sent back from thence, and returned to Lahore, where they embarked upon the river to go to Sind, from whence they passed into Persia. From Atek to Calapane (Kala ki sarai?) 16 coss. ,, Calapane to Roupate (Rawat) . 16 ,, ,, Roupate to Toulapêca (Tulpuri) . 16 ,, ,, Toulapêca to Keraly (Kariala or Sarai alamgir) . . . 19 ,, ,, Keraly to Zerabad (Wazirabad) . 16 „ ,, Zerabad to Imiabad (Eminabad) . 18 „ „ Imiabad to Lahor (Lahore) . 18 „