“Over the Vitasta this King had the Great Bridge constructed and only since that time the design of such boat bridges become well known.”
– 354, Third Taranga. From Ranjit Pandit’s translation of Kalhan’s Rajatarangini.The king was Parvarasena.
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Correction by Man Mohan Munshi Ji:
This bridge cannot be HabbaKadal (2nd Bridge) by any chance . The Tomb of Zain-ul-abdin’s mother/(Sikandar Butshikan’s queen) located in Mazar Salatin is clearly visible in the background and as such the bridge is Zaina Kadal the fourth bridge.
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Update: This is what a boat bridge would have looked like:
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| Bridge of Boats over Indus at Khushal Garh [District Kohat, now in Pakistan] |
From: Asia (Volume 1, 1885) by Elisée Reclus (1830-1905)
