~Jhang~ now consists of a wedge of country lying between Lyallpur on the east and Shahpur, Mianwali, and Muzaffargarh on the west. It contains the valleys of the Chenab and Jhelam rivers, which unite to the south-west of the district headquarters and flow as a single stream to the southern boundary. The valley of the Jhelam is pretty and fertile, that of the Chenab exactly the reverse. In the west of the district part of the Thal is included in the boundary. The high land between the river valleys is much of it poor. Irrigation from the Lower Jhelam Canal is now available. There is a fringe of high land on the east of the Chenab valley, partly commanded by the Lower Chenab Canal. Jhang is divided into the three large _tahsils_ of Jhang, Chiniot, and Shorkot. The rainfall is about ten inches and the summer long and very hot. The chief crops are wheat, _jowar_, and _chari_. The Sials are few in number, but are the tribe that stands highest in rank as representing the former rulers. [Illustration: Fig. 113.] [Sidenote: Area, 6107 sq. m. Cultd area, 1756 sq. m. Pop. 814,871; 82 p.c. M. Land Rev. Rs. 13,74,472 = L91,631.] ~Multan~ occupies the south of the Bari Doab. The Ravi flows from east to west across the north of the district and falls into the Chenab within its boundary. The Sutlej meets the combined stream of the Jhelam, Chenab, and Ravi at the south-west corner of the district. A part of the Kabirwala _tahsil_ lies beyond the Ravi. The other four _tahsils_ are Multan, Shujabad, Lodhran, and Mailsi. In a very hot district with an average rainfall of six inches cultivation must depend on irrigation or river floods. The present sources of irrigation are inundation canals from the Chenab and Sutlej supplemented by well irrigation, and the Sidhnai Canal from the Ravi. The district consists of the river valleys, older alluvial tracts slightly higher than these valleys, but which can be reached by inundation canals[14], and the high central Bar, which is a continuation of the Ganji Bar in Montgomery. Part of this will be served by the new Lower Bari Doab Canal. The population consists mainly of miscellaneous tribes grouped together under the name of Jats, the ethnological significance of which in the Western Panjab is very slight. They are Muhammadans. The district is well served by railways. [Sidenote: Area, 6052 sq. m. Cultd area, 1163 sq. m. Pop. 569,461; 87 p.c. M. Land Rev. Rs. 873,491 = L58,233.]