'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from September 1850 to June 1852. Edited by the Secretary. Volume X.' [‎24] (157/458)

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furnishing him with the emblem of the upright stature of his
“ Ladye Love.” It fell into disrepair until the period when
Peshamir fell into the hands of the Seiks through the treachery of
Sultan Mahommed Khan, who on his return from Lahore erected
the present building, on which, and the gardens, he is said to have
laid out 80,000 Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . It is a picturesque building, containing
apartments for his numerous Harem ; it is called the Bara Duree of
Sultan Mahommed Khan.
On the north side of the city are the ruins of another garden house
situated in what is called the “ Shahee Bagh” or “ Royal Garden,”
but it is of small dimensions, and the garden is uncared for and
neglected. In it formerly stood a splendid residence, erected by Ti-
mur Shah, but after his time, both it and the garden were neg
lected : when the province fell into the hands of the rapacious Seiks,
they oidered the beautiful trees to be cut down, and the garden was
turned into a corn field. To complete the destruction, the people of
the city carried off the bricks, &c., for building purposes. The sum*
mer house, at present there, was erected by Sheer Singh, the son
of Runjeet, during his residence at Peshawur.
To the west of the city, distant about half a mile, is the place known
as the Garden of Ali Murdan Khan, a nobleman who lived in the
leign of Baber, and who has perpetuated his name in various parts of
Affghanistan and the Punjab, by the buildings constructed by him.
This place, which is of some extent, is surrounded by a wall with corner
towers, and has two gates. The Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. now stands on the site
of the Garden House erected by the nobleman above mentioned.
It is, as might be expected, a large and substantially built house,
the lower parts of which are used as offices, and the upper occupied by
the Deputy Commissioner of the Province and his friends. Numerous
buildings surrounded this Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , which are chiefly occupied by
the Assistants of the above official and the Officers of the Punjab Local
Corps quartered at Peshawur. There are several Zearats or Shrines
round the city. The principal is, the Zearat of <c Panj Peer” or the
<( Five Saints, about a mile or more to the south east of the city*
It is visited on Friday nights by great numbers of people. In the sum
mer, the Prostitutes go there in the day time, and at this season also,
a soit of fair is held weekly, at which people from all parts attend.
The unfortunate females above alluded to have a strange custom of