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Rh and their language is Turkí. The inhabitants of Kashmír suffer greatly from their encroachments and depredations. The mountains here mentioned are those described in the translation of Abú Ríhán and they are as manifest as a tortoise displaying (itself) from the midst of the waters. There are rivers and large streams which have their sources in and issue from the mountains surrounding the kingdom of Kápish or Kábul. One, called the Gharwarand, mixes with the stream from the mountain of Ghúrak, and passes through the country of Barwán. The waters of the Sharúhat and the Shála pass by Lamankán, which is Lamghán, and uniting near the fort of Dirúna, fall into the Núrokírát. The aggregate of these waters forms a large river opposite the city of Parsháwar, which is called “al ma’bar,” or “the ferry.” This town is situated on the eastern side of these rivers. All these rivers fall into the Sind near to the fort of