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Rh Chandráha (Chinab), twelve; thence to the Jailam, on the west of the Báyat, eighteen; thence to Waihind, capital of Kandahár, west of the Sind, which the Moghals call Karájáng, twenty ; thence to Parsháwar, fourteen; thence to Dambúr, fifteen; thence to Kábul, twelve; thence to Ghaznin, seventeen. Kashmír is a valley surrounded by lofty inaccessible hills and broad deserts; on the east and south it is bordered by Hind; on the west by kings, of whom the nearest are Takúr Shah, then Shaknan Sháh, and Wakhán Shah, extending to the frontiers of Badakhshan; on the north, and partly on the east; by the Turks of Chín and Tibet. From the mountain of Bhútesar to Kashmír, across the country of Tibet, is nearly 300 parasangs. The people of Kashmír do not ride on quadrupeds, but are carried on men's shoulders in a Katút, which resembles a throne. The servants of the Government are always on the alert, and watch the passes and strongholds of the country. They do not allow strangers to enter the country, except by ones and twos. This prohibition extends even to Jews and Hindús, how then can any one else gain admittance? The principal entrance is at Bíráhán, half way between the Sind and Jailam. From that place to the bridge, at the confluence with the Jailam