On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c23.s17.5

v2.c23.s17.5

It is apparently the "Pu-lu-chou (布路州) country" of the Sung pilgrim, who places it beyond a snowy range before the "Ts'ung-ling snow mountains" on the way down to Kashmir.¹ It is also the Po-lu-lo (鉢盧勒) of the Wei-Shu, which was to the east of the Shê-mi country over mountains with precipitous sides up which travellers climbed by means of chains.² Yule follows Cunningham in identifying the district with the modern Balti adding that "doubtless the territory included Gilghit and Kanjut the latter famed for its gold produce";³ but objections have been made to this identification.