Oddly enough, Bandipur is not marked on
the Ordnance Map.
Bandobast, A bargain or arrangement.
Bappa, An eighth-century Rajput hero, and ancestor of the present chiefs
of Mewar; appears to have had strong Mormon proclivities.
Baramula, The third town in Kashmir, having some 900 houses, is built on
the Jhelum at its outflow from the Kashmir Valley: it is also built on
the west focus of seismic disturbance in Kashmir, and was destroyed by
an earthquake in 1885, when 3000 Baramulans were killed. We were unaware
of these interesting facts on the morning of April 4! The "Palms of
Baramoule," which Moore sang of, are like snakes in Iceland--they do
not exist.
Bara singh, The Kashmir stag.
Bawan,
Beera,
Bejbehara, The ancient Vijayasvara, a picturesque village and bridge about
four miles below Islamabad.
Bernier, F., a Frenchman attached to the court of Aurungzeb as medical
adviser; wrote _Voyage a Kachemire_.
Bhanyar,
Bheostie, The Indian Aquarius--the water-bearer.
Bhils,
Birch, (Kashmiri, _Burza_) The bark used in making the paper for which
Kashmir was noted, also for roofing, it being strong and impervious to
water.
Blue pine, _Pinus Excelsa_, (Kashmiri, _Yar_.)
Bombay,
Books on Kashmir:(1) Bernier, _Voyage a Kachemire_ (Utrecht, 1724);
(2) Forster's (G) _Journey from Bengal to England_ (London, 1798);
(3) Moorcroft, _Travels in Kashmir, &c._ edited by Wilson, 1841;
(4) Jacquomont (V), _Voyage dans l'Inde_ (Paris, 1841);
(5) Vigne (G.
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