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heart_n of_o the_o mogul_n territory_n the_o chief_a city_n so_o call_v it_o lie_v between_o jenba_n and_o agra_n the_o river_n jemni_n which_o run_v through_o agra_n and_o after_o fall_v into_o ganges_n begin_v in_o it_o this_o dellee_n be_v both_o a_o ancient_a and_o a_o great_a city_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o mogul_n ancestor_n where_o most_o of_o they_o lie_v inter_v it_o be_v once_o the_o city_n and_o seat_n of_o king_n porus_n who_o be_v conquer_v about_o this_o place_n by_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o here_o he_o encounter_v with_o huge_a elephant_n as_o well_o as_o with_o a_o mighty_a host_n of_o man_n say_v as_o curtius_n report_v tandem_fw-la par_fw-fr animo_fw-la meo_fw-la inveni_fw-la periculum_fw-la that_o he_o have_v meet_v with_o danger_n to_o equal_v his_o great_a mind_n i_o be_v tell_v by_o tom_n coryat_n who_o take_v special_a notice_n of_o this_o place_n that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o city_n of_o dell_fw-it observe_v a_o very_a great_a pillar_n of_o marble_n with_o 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his_o territory_n 21._o berar_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v call_v shapore_n the_o southernmost_a part_n whereof_o do_v likewise_o bind_v this_o empire_n 22._o narvar_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v call_v gehud_v it_o be_v water_v by_o a_o fair_a river_n that_o much_o enrich_v it_o and_o discharge_v itself_o into_o ganges_n 23._o gwalier_fw-fr the_o chief_a city_n so_o call_v where_o the_o mogul_n have_v a_o very_a rich_a treasury_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n keep_v in_o this_o city_n within_o a_o exceed_o strong_a castle_n wherein_o the_o king_n prisoner_n be_v likewise_o keep_v the_o castle_n be_v continual_o guard_v by_o a_o very_a strong_a company_n of_o arm_a soldier_n 24._o agra_n a_o principal_a and_o very_a rich_a province_n the_o chief_a city_n so_o call_v this_o great_a emperor_n metropolis_n in_o north_n latitude_n about_o twenty_o eight_o degree_n and_o a_o half_a it_o be_v very_o well_o water_v by_o the_o river_n jemni_n this_o and_o lahore_n be_v the_o two_o principal_a and_o 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