1. Crane [399] (kulang).
2. Saras (grus Antigone).
3. Peacock.
4. Bustard (jarz or charz).
5. Stork (laglag).
6. Bustard (tughdari).
7. Bustard (tughdagh).
8. Karwanak (kind of crane?).
9. Zard-tilak (golden oriole?).
10. Nuqra-pay (silver-foot).
11. `Azam-pay.
12. Boza laglag (royal curlew).
13. Pelican (hawasil).
14. Makisa (Ardea indica?).
15. Baghla (paddy-bird).
16. Goose (qaz).
17. Konkla (kokila, the black cuckoo?).
18. Partridge (durraj).
19. Shavak (starling).
20. Nol-i-surkh (redbeak, [parrot]?).
21. Musicha (wood-pigeon?).
22. Hariyal (green pigeon?).
23. Dhing (adjutant).
24. Koyal (Eudynamys Orientalis).
25. Shakar-khwara (sugar-eater, [parrot]?).
26. Mahokha (cuculus castaneus?).
27. Mahirlat (?).
28. Dhanesh (hornbill).
29. Gulchari (quail?).
30. Tatiri, which the Turks call (blank in MSS.) and I have named
bad-awaz, "evil-voiced." (It is perhaps the sandpiper.)
As the Persian names of some of these are not known, or rather,
these birds don't exist in Persia (Wilayat), I have written the Hindi
names. [400] The names of the carnivorous and herbivorous animals
that are not in Kashmir are as follows: The tiger, the panther
(yuz), the rhinoceros, [401] the wild buffalo, the black antelope,
the gazelle, the kotah pacha (hog-deer), the nil-gaw, the wild ass,
the hare, the lynx, the wild cat, the mushak-i-karbala'i (?), [402]
the porpoise, and the porcupine.
On this day peaches came from Kabul by runners. The largest of these
weighed 26 tolas, [403] or 65 misqals. As long as their season lasted,
such a number came that I gave them to most of the Amirs, and to the
private servants fed from the royal table.
On Friday, [404] the 27th, I went out to see Virnag, [405] the source
of the Bihat. Going up the river 5 koss in a boat, I alighted at the
village of Pampur.
On this day unpleasant news came from Kishtwar. The details of this
are that when Dilawar K. conquered it and returned to Court, he left
Nasru-llah `Arab, with some of the mansabdars to guard it. Nasru-llah
made two mistakes. One was that he treated the Zamindars and the people
of the place harshly, and did not observe a conciliatory demeanour
towards them. The second was that the forces sent as auxiliaries to
him, in expectation of increase of mansab, asked him for leave to go to
Court and transact their affairs. He yielded to their representations,
[406] and gave them leave one after the other. When only a small
force was left with him, the Zamindars, whose hearts had been wounded
by him, and were on the look out for a disturbance, found their
opportunity and made an attack from all quarters. Having burnt the
bridge by which the army had crossed, and by which assistance could
come, they lighted the fire of disturbance and sedition. Nasru-llah
shut himself up, and for two or three days defended himself with the
greatest difficulty (literally, with a thousand life-extractions). As
he had no provisions, and they had closed the road, he determined to
accept martyrdom, and manfully, with some of those who were with him,
performed the dues of bravery and valour until most of his men were
killed, and some became captives in the hands of destiny.
When this news reached my ear, I appointed Jalal, s. Dilawar K.,
on whose forehead the traces of bravery and ambition were manifest,
and who had done good service in the conquest of Kishtwar, with the
mansab of 1,000 personal and 600 horse, giving him the attendants
of his father who were enrolled among the servants of the Court,
and an army of the soldiers of Kashmir, with many of the Zamindars
and men on foot with muskets, to assist him in overcoming that mob,
doomed to a vile end. An order was also given that Raja Sangram, the
Zamindar of Jammu, with his own men, should come in by the hill-road
from Jammu. It is hoped that the rebels will quickly obtain the
recompense for their deeds.
On Saturday, the 28th, I marched 4 1/2 koss. Passing one koss beyond
Kakapur, I came to the bank of the river. The bang [407] (bhang)
of Kakapur is well-known. It grows wild on the bank of the river in
quantities. On Sunday, the 29th, I halted at the village of Panj
Brara. [408] This village [409] has been bestowed on my fortunate
son Shah Parwiz. His Vakils had prepared a small building and a
little garden overlooking the river. In the neighbourhood of Panj
Brara there is a meadow (julga) [410] exceedingly clean and pleasant,
with seven lofty plane-trees in the middle of it, and a stream of the
river flowing round it. The Kashmiris call it Satha Bhuli(?) [411]
It is one of the great resorts of Kashmir.
On this day arrived the news of the death of Khan Dauran, [412]
who died a natural death at Lahore. He had nearly reached ninety
years of age. He was one of the brave men of the age and valiant in
the battlefield. He combined bravery with leadership. He performed
great services for the dynasty. It is hoped that he will be among
the pardoned ones. He left four sons, but none of them was worthy to
be his son. He left about Rs. 400,000 in cash and goods, which were
given to his sons.
On Monday, the 30th, I first visited the fountain of Inch. This
village had been given by my father to Ram Das Kachhwaha, [413] and
he had erected buildings and basins at the spring. Undoubtedly, it
is an exceedingly sweet and delightful place. Its water is perfectly
clear and pure, and many fish swim in it.