History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c33.17
History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c33.17
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Al-Beruni further describes Kashmir and says that there are no horses or elephants in Kashmir; people ride in palanquins. No one is admitted to Kashmir now except Jews. Even formerly accredited persons alone were admitted. He mentions Baramula on the Jhelum which, he says, rises in the same place as the Ganges where snow never melts. The Jhelum comes into Kashmir, the capital being on both sides of it, then gets into a swamp and through it into the gorge which is guarded.