Sidhi Pratap, chief of Gulmi, 265 Siedburrooa, see Daphne Sikh, a religious sect, 313, see also Ranjit Singha Sikim, a principality, 1, 118, 119, 124, 126, 127, 140, 156, 157 Siklik, a mart, see Seshant Silajit, a mineral, 80 Sili, a tribe, 18 Siling, see Sining Silkauli, see Laurus Silver, 76, see also Coin Simul tree, see Bombax Sinapis ramosa Roxb. or Ika, a grain, 228 Sinapis, called Sarisha or Turi, a kind of mustard or rape, 228 Sinduli, a fortress, 168, 199 Singgiya Bikh or Bish, 86, 98 Singha, a division of the Sikh sect, 313, see also Ranjit Singha Singha Pratap, king of Gorkha, 171, 196, 246, 247 Sining or Siling, a town in China, 212 Sinkauri tree, see Laurus Siragar, a territory, 293 Sirdar, see Serdar Sirmaur, a lordship, 302-307, Sirnet, a family or Rajputs, 269 Sisau, a tree, see Dalbergia Sisaudhiya, a tribe of Rajputs, see Chauhan Sitakund, a burning spring near Chitagang, 273 Siumali or Dimali, a mart, 125 Siva, a deity, 32, 193, 208, 285, 302, 310, see also Kedarnath, Nilkantha, and Pasupatinath Siva, sect of, or Sivamarga, which worships Siva as the chief deity, 29, 30 Siva, a lordship, 314 Siva Chandra, a chief of Kumau, 296 Siva Marga, see Siva Siva Saha, chief of Gulmi, 264 Siwapuri or Shivapuri mountain, 205 Siwaraj, a territory, 268, 269 Siyena Bhotiya, a people, see Murmi Slavery, 37, 234 Small-pox, 25 Smilax, a plant, 98 Smith, Mr, gave me information, 2 Snow, 69, 88, 89, 90, 234 see also Himaliya Sobhan Sahi, chief of Yumila, 287 Solanum melongena, or Bera, a vegetable, 229 Solanum tuberosum, or common potatoe, 229 Sonabhadra river, see Karanali Songat, a cast of Newars, 36 Sor, a territory, 292 Sorahbag, a ruin, 152 Spikenard, 98 Springs, burning, 194, 272, 281 ; see Burning rock Springs, heat of, 197, 200, 203, 204, 205 Springs, warm, 194, 301 Subje, see Cannabis Srinagar, present capital of Garhawal, often used for the whole principality, 299, 301 Srishtas, a cast of Newars, 33 Strata of minerals, 66 Subah, governor of a large district, zila, or province 104, 105, 109, 110, 149, 151, 154, 155, 160, 164, 167, 179, 183 Subahdar, a military officer, 110 Sri Krishna Sahi, a chief of Gorkha, 254, 262 Suduriya, a register of lands, 150 Sudarsan Sa, heir of Garhawal, 301 Sugar and sugar-cane, 228, 284, 312 Sujanpur, a town, 310, 312 Sukhet, a lordship and town, 316 Suki, a coin, 215 Sulphur, 78, 94, 272 Superstition, 33, 208 Survey of Nepal, in 1792, by Ranjit Pangre, 216 Suryabangsi, a tribe of Rajputs, 287 Susarma, an ancient chief of Kangra, 309 Sutluj river, see Satrudra Swayambhu, or Sambhu, the Supreme being among the Bouddhas of Nepal, 32, 208 Swayambhunath, or Sambhunath, a temple of Swayambhu, 208, 211 Swine, 76 Syamphelang, part of the Himaliya mountains, 160 Syphilis, the disease, 71 TADI, or TAZI, a river, 193 Taizbul, a tree, see Fagara Takam, a town, 270