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# مسالك الابصار في ممالك الامصار 2.14

مسالك الأبصار في ممالك الأمصار 2.14

- **Language:** Arabic

### [2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.mawsua.masalik-al-absar.2.14)

قال الشيخ برهان الدين ابن الخلال البزي \[5\] : وبها ألف ألف قرية ومائتا ألف قرية.

> India is a most important country, with which no other country in the world can be compared in respect of extent, riches, the numbers of its armies, the pomp and splendour displayed by the sovereign in his progresses and habitations, and the power of the empire. \* \* \* The inhabitants are remarkable for their wisdom and great intelligence; no people are better able to restrain their passions, nor more willing to sacrifice their lives, for what they consider agreeable in the sight of God. According to the information of Siraju-d din Abu-l Fath 'Umar, a lawyer, and a native of the province of Oudh, who had lived long at the court of the Sultan of Dehli, the dominions of that monarch consisted of twenty-three principal provinces. 1. Dehli. 2. Dawakir (Deogir). 3. Multan. 4. Kahran (Kuhram). 5. Samana. 6. Siwistan. 7. Uch. 8. Hasi (Hansi). 9. Sarsuti (Sirsah). 10. Ma'bar. 11. Tilank (Telingana). 12. Gujarat. 13. Badaun. 14. Oudh. 15. Kanauj. 16. Lakhnauti. 17. Bihar. 18. Karra. 19. Malwa. 20. Lahor. 21. Kalanor (Gwalior?). 22. Jajnagar. 23. Tilanj Darusamand (Telingana (?) and Dwara-samudra).  
> — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1871, Masáliku-l Absár (extracts)

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## Translations (2)

- [Masáliku-l Absár (extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.mawsua.masalik-al-absar~en-elliot.1.1) — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1871, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.mawsua.masalik-al-absar~en-mt.2.14) — English, machine translation

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