Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c55.s10.3

v4.c55.s10.3

The tract of land under the rule of George Thomas was oval in shape, with ill-defined and ever-shifting frontiers. It extended 32 to 48 miles in different directions. On the north lay the Ghaghar river which separated it from the lands under Sikh occupation; on the west the country of the predatory Bhāti tribe, beyond which lay the deserts of Bikāner. The south was bounded by the Rewāri district. In most parts of this tract, water is scarce. Hence the inhabitants have constructed wells, often 120 to 150 or even 200 feet deep. In the Hissār district there are 300 such wells.