a province of the Mogul empire, and the largest of the three that compose the kingdom of Dekkan. It has Kandith and Barar to the north, Tellenga to the east, Baglana with part of Guzerat to the west, and Vifisapour to the south. It is a fruitful and pleasant country, abounding with cotton and sugar. Here they have sheep without horns; but so strong, that when bridled and saddled they will carry boys of ten years of age. Its present capital is Aurangabad, but formerly was Dowlet-Abad; and from the latter the whole province is sometimes called Dowlet-Abad.

BALAGATE Mountains, a chain of mountains which divides the coast of Malabar from that of Coromandel, running almost the whole length of the peninsula on this side the Ganges. Some parts of them are covered with fine red earth, which is blown by the strong west winds as far as the island of Ceylon; and when the rays of the sun are reflected from these mountains, they seem to be all on fire. They make surprising alterations in the seasons; for on the north side of Cape Comorin, it is winter in May, June, July, August, and September, in which months it is summer on the south side of the cape; on one side there are continual tempests, thunder, and lightning, while the other enjoys a constant serenity. When black clouds are gathered about the mountains, they are followed by sudden rain, which causes the overflowing of the rivers, and chokes them up with sand, insomuch that they are unnavigable, for some time afterwards. The buildings and clothes of the inhabitants are scarcely sufficient to defend them from the weather. They live upon rice, milk, roots, and herbs, with very little meat; they have likewise a sort of small arrack, but are never given to drunkenness; nor do they import foreign vices, for they never travel abroad.