[Sidenote: 30.
Bridge of Boats over the Ravi, near Lahore.] [Sidenote: 31.
Jehangir’s tomb.] We will drive out from Lahore to the west of the city
on the high road to Peshawar. We pass the Musulman cemetery and the
Hindu burning ground, and then reach the banks of the Ravi. A bridge of
boats crosses the river a little below the railway bridge. Here we turn
aside from the Peshawar road and reach Shahdara, where is the tomb of
the Emperor Jehangir. In this picture we have a close view of part of
it, showing the inlaid marble. Near by is the ruined tomb of Jehangir’s
wife, Nur Jehan. It was probably never finished, and has been neglected.
[Sidenote: 32.
Edwardes Gate, Peshawar.] [Sidenote: 33.
Kissa Kahani, Peshawar.] [Sidenote: 34.
Police Station, Peshawar.] [Sidenote: 35.
Silk Market, Peshawar.] [Sidenote: 36.
In the Silk Market, Peshawar.] From Lahore we travel by the Northwestern
Railway to Peshawar, a distance of nearly three hundred miles. Peshawar,
as we have already learned, is the most important garrison city on the
Northwest Frontier, and the capital of the recently created Northwest
Frontier Province. It has about a hundred thousand inhabitants, chiefly
Musulmans. Here we see the Edwardes Gate, with its fine pointed arch,
and passing through it we enter the Kissa Kahani, the Lombard Street of
Peshawar. The Edwardes Gate may be seen from within at the end of the
street. Here is the Kotwali, or Police Station, and just within the
gateway of the Kotwali is the Silk Market. Peshawar is a most important
commercial centre on the great road from Samarkand and Bokhara in
Central Asia, through Kabul and the Khyber, to Lahore and Delhi. In the
bazaar we find representatives of many Asiatic races. Here we see skeins
of Chinese silk, red and white and yellow, hung out in the sun to dry
after being dyed. Near by are the stalls of bankers and money-changers,
which are sometimes raided by the wild tribesmen visiting Peshawar from
the neighbourhood of the Khyber Pass.
[Sidenote: 37.
Ghor Khatri, Peshawar.] [Sidenote: 38.
Peshawar from the Ghor Khatri, looking north.] [Sidenote: 39.
The Same, looking west.] In the northeastern corner of Peshawar is the
famous Ghor Khatri, which stands on a piece of rising ground commanding
a fine view over the whole city. Here is a part of the building, with a
bullock cart in front. The Ghor Khatri was successively a Buddhist
Monastery and a Hindu temple, and is now used as municipal offices and
as the official residence of the agents of the Ameer of Afghanistan when
they visit Peshawar. We climb to the roof and look upon the city
beneath. A second view is in the direction of Jamrud and the Khyber.
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