76 "William Irvine — Inscription from Shamsdhdil. [April, 



stated to have been exliumed from a kunkcr quarry at Chandipur, near 

 Patharghatta. 



Pathargliatta (vide Cunningham, Archoeol. Survey ileports, Vol. 

 XV, 1882, p. 36) is situated near Kolgong, on the Granges, and is 

 remarkable for some sculptured caves. Near Kolgong also are rock 

 temples and ruins. 



The most pei'fect of the relics was an eight-petal lotus, each petal 

 sculptured in high relief on the inside and opening and folding on a 

 hinge, the whole enclosing a central many-armed female figure. 



This was considei-ed by experts to be late, and corrupt, Buddhistic. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. Note on an Inscription froyn Shamsdbad, Fdrrukhahdd District, 

 N.-W.P. — By William Irvine, Esq., B. C. S., (retired.) 



The accompanying copy of an insci-iption has been lying by me 

 for a o-ood many years. It was prepared by my order and sent to me 

 on the 11th February 1878, by Munshi Ibrar Hasan Khan, then Tahsil- 

 dar of Qa'imgaiij. It is taken from a stone on a mosque upon the 

 Ji^ot (site of the old fort) at Sliamsabad Khor, a town near the Ganges, 

 in pargannah Shamsabad West, Fiirrukhabad District. From the copy 

 the stone appears to be 51 inches x 22 inches, the lettei's seem to be 

 raised and the verses are arranged in two rows of three misrd^ each, 

 havino- a row of scroll ornaments between them. If the words Khdna-i- 

 Ilalii (702 H., August 1302 to August 1303 A. D.), are taken as 

 yielding the date, the mosque is a comparatively ancient building. In 

 any case, the Muhammad Khan named in the first line can have nothing 

 to do with Muhammad Khan, Bangash, the founder of Farrukhabad 

 (Born c. 16G0, died 1743 A. D.). 



I have referred to Dr. Fiihrer's volume, containing lists of inscrip- 

 tions in the N.-W. Provinces, and I find no mention of the one of 

 which I now send you a copy, for publication, if thought of any value. 



[The following transcription and translation has been furnished 

 by Maulawi 'Abdu-1-haqq 'Abid : — 



- &]\jOj i^;-*^'* of O^lJs (Jyi J.:a. ^^1^ 3 



- ^i)\i,ys iJii^ u>«3) «J.sr-~^ J>|^ '•r^y 4 



- lyli. ^s:^'* ujfi ^\ &i\i. iyJi, 6 



