a corruption from Ahmedabad, or Ahmed's city (to called from a king of that name); a large and populous city of India, and the capital of the province of Guzerat. It is situated in E. Long. 72° 12'. N. Lat. 23° 0'. Amadabat was formerly called Guzerat; and by Shah Jehan nicknamed Gher-abid, or "the habitation of dust," because it was much inclosed therewith. It was the seat of the Guzerat kings, as it is now of the Mogul governor. The city stands in a beautiful plain; and is watered by the little river Sabremeti, which, though not deep, in time of rains overflows the plains prodigiously. The walls are built with stone and brick, flanked at certain distances with great round towers and battlements. It has twelve gates; and, including the suburbs, is about four miles and an half long. The streets are wide. The meydan fesh, or king's square, is 700 paces long and 400 broad, planted round with trees. On the west side is the castle, well walled with free stone, and as spacious as a little city; but its inward appearance is not conformable to its external magnificence. The caravanserai is on the south of the square, and its chief ornament. Near the meydan also is the king's palace, whose apartments are richly ornamented; and in the midst of the city is the English factory, where they purchase fine chintz, calicoes, and other Indian merchandize. The place is full of gardens stored with fruit-trees, that from an eminence it looks like a wood. The Hindoos have here an hospital for sick beasts, and another for sick birds, which they take great care of. According to some late accounts, this city is little inferior to the best in Europe, and is thought to yield ten times as much revenue as Surat.

AMADAN.