The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c21.16

c21.16

The eldest son, Prince Muʿazzam, Shāh ʿĀlam, reached Āgrah in sixty-two days. The route was covered thus: Jamrūd to the Indus, 8 days, the Indus to Lāhor, 19 days, Lāhor to Dihlī, 25 days, Dihlī to Āgrah, 10 days. The distance measured on the map, with an addition of one eighth for the windings of the road¹, is about 690 miles. The average distance covered is thus about 11.1 miles (including halts).