Historical Geography of Ancient India c9.85

c9.85

Debal.—It was a port, the emporium of the Indus, during the middle ages. Some place it at Karachi. According to others it occupied a site between Karachi and Thatha. It may be fixed on the Baghār river. According to Hamilton it was near Lāribandar. V. A. Smith thinks that it was near the existing shrine of Pir Patho (Early History of India, 3rd ed., p. 104). For further details, vide C.A.G.I., pp. 340ff.