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Rh the kingdom of Silhet, ten; thence to the city of Bhut, twelve; thence tor two hundred parasangs it is called Tilút, where the men are very black, and flat-nosed like the Turks. It extends to the mountains of Kámrú, to the sea and to Nípal. Travellers in this direction report that going to the left hand towards the east, which is the country of Tibet, one arrives at Nípal at twenty parasangs distance, all on the ascent. From Nípal to Bhútesar is thirty days’ journey, which implies a distance of about eighty parasangs. There are many ascents and descents. There, on account of the steep and rugged roads, they carry burdens on the shoulders. Bridges are built in several places, and the rivers run in deep channels a hundred yards below the surface of the hills. They say that in those places there are stags with four eyes, and very beautiful. Bhútesar is the first city on the borders of Tibet. There the language, costume, and appearance of the people are different. Thence to the top of the highest mountain, of which we spoke at the beginning, is a distance of twenty parasangs. From the top of it Tibet looks red and Hind black. From Kanauj, in travelling south-east, on the western side of the Ganges, you come to Jajáhotí, at a distance of thirty parasangs, of which the capital is Kajuráha. In that country there are two forts