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Kābul, rises a river which is called the Ghorvand on account of its many branches. It is joined by several affluents: 1. the river of the pass of Ghūzak; 2. the river of the gorge of Panchir (Panjshir falling into the Ghorvand), below the town of Parvān (about 8 miles to the north of Chārikar); 3-4. the river Sharvat and the river Sāva, which latter flows through the town of Lambagā (Lampāka), i.e. Lamghan; they join the Ghorvand at the fortress of Drūta; 5-6. the rivers Nūr and Kirāt.—Swelled by these affluents, the Ghorvand (Kābul) is a great river opposite the town of Purshā- var (modern Peshāwar) being there called the ford, from a ford near the village of Mahanāra on the eastern bank of the river, and it falls into the river Sindh (Indus) near the castle of Bītūr, below the capital of al-Kandahār (Gandhāra), i.e. Vaihand (Und near Attock).—The river Biyatta (Vitastā), known as Jailam (Jhelam), from the city of this name on its western bank, and the river Candarāha (Candrabhāgā) join each other nearly fifty miles above Jahrāvār (which together with Mūltān comprised the ancient Sauvīra country; cf. loc. cit., pp. 300, 302), and pass along west of Mūltān (which was originally known as Kaśyapapura, next as Haṃsapura, then as Vegapura, afterwards as Sāmbapura and ultimately as Mūlasthāna; cf. the views of Utpala; loc. cit., p.