History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c12.276

c12.276

¹¹⁶ Ibn Batūtah writes Dhāwah. Badāoni who follows Yahya has Dhāwah. He writes: “ And in the year 727 A.H. the Sultan having formed the design of proceeding to Deogir, posted a chain of Dhāwah, that is to say, paiks, or runners as guards at a distance of one Kroh along the whole road from Dihli to Deogir built a monastery at each stage and appointed a Shaikh to each.” Ranking, Al-Badaoni I, p. 302. The word Dhāwah is a corrupted form of the Sanskrit word Dhāwak from the root Dhāwā which means to run. Dhawak means a runner. Paik is a Persian word which means a running footman, a carrier or messager. Barani also uses the word Dhāwah. Calcutta Text, pp. 481-82.