160 Hudud al-Alam §§ 45-8
160 Hudud al-Alam §§ 45-8
§ 45. Discourse on the Country of the Inner Bulghārs [1]
East of it (live) the Mirvāt
[so spelt]; south of it, is the Gurz Sea; west of it, the Ṣaqlābs;
north of it, the Rūs
mountain. It is a country without towns. The people are courageous, warlike,
and terror-inspiring (bā
haybat). Their nature resembles that of the Turks living near the Khazar
country. The Inner Bulghārs
are at war with all the Rūs,
but carry on commerce (bāzurgānī [2]kunand)
with all those who live around them (az gird-i vay). They possess
sheep, arms, and implements of war (ālāt-i ḥarb).
2. Cf. p. 159, l. 37. (i.e. “2. Ṣ.LĀBA
(? ??), a pleasant town”)
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