Twilight of the Sultanate c19.s2.15

c19.s2.15

The place is, as Ranking locates in consultation with Stein, “the village Talwāra on the right bank of the Chenāb, just opposite to the town of Riasi (74° 51′ N. 33° 6′ E.)”.¹⁰ It lies in the hills about 50 miles north of Sialkot and would make an excellent hide-out for the chief of Sialkot. The mention of Jammu and its Raja here and in later campaigns against Jasrat is very significant. Tilwāra lies only 25 miles north-west of Jammu. Obviously the Raja of Jammu was familiar with the place and the countryside around it, and afraid of Jasrat’s strength, he helped Mubārak Shāh in its sack.