1873.] H. Blochmann — Notes on Mathura. 15 



says (p. 95) — ' During the reign of Jahangh*, Biv Singh Deo Bundela,* 

 the murderer of Abulfazl, had received permission to build at Mathura an 

 idol house at a cost of 33 lakhs of rupees. This temple was now ordered 

 to be destroyed, and in a short time, with the help of numerous workmen, 

 this seat of error was utterly broken down. Glory be to God that in the 

 present auspicious reign, in which the dens of error and idolatry are 

 destroyed, so difficult an undertaking was successfully accomplished ! Seeing 

 the strength of Islam and the power of true piety, the proud Rajas felt 

 their breath burning in their throats, and they were speechless like pictures 

 on a wall. The idols, large and small, which were adorned with costly 

 jewels, were carried away from the temples of these irreligious people, and 

 were taken to Agrah, where they were buried under the steps of Nawab 

 Qudsiah Begum's mosque, so that people might for ever trample upon 

 them. " Mathura itself was henceforth called ' Islamabad.' " 



Mathura is occasionally mentioned in the Tuzulc and the Pddishdh- 

 ndmah. 



In 1028 [1619, A. D.], one Jadrup Gosain had come from Ujjain to 

 Mathura. This Jadrup was a famous hermit, and both Akbar and Jahangh* 

 had paid him visits. He had now come to Mathura, in order to worship on 

 the banks of the Jamuna. Tuzulc, pp. 175, 279. 



In Rabi' I., 1038, Mathura was given as jagir to Mirza Isa Tarkhan 

 (Am translation, p. 363). Padishahndmah, I., 230. 



Tigers infested the forests opposite to Mahaban, on the other side of 

 the river. Allah Virdi Khan, the Qarawalbegi, or chief of the Shikaris, re- 

 ported matters, and Shahjahan, in 1013, ordered a hunt, and killed four 

 tigers. Log. cit., I., b., p. 5. 



On the 28th Rabi' II., 1015, Murshid Quli Khan was appointed Fauj- 

 dar of Mathura and Mahaban, and he received orders to punish the rebelli- 

 ous infidels there. This necessitated an increase of his contingent, and he 

 was made a commander of Two Thousand, 2,000 horse. Log. cit., p. 105. 



Shahjahan in 1018, visited Mathura again, with a hunting party, and 

 Allah Virdi Khan, " the tui/ulddr' of the place, was ordered to accompany 

 the emperor as far as Palam. His eldest son, Ja'far, received a horse as a 

 present, and was sent to the jagir of his father. 



In Ramazan, 1019, Aurangzib's wife gave birth to a prince at Ma- 

 thura. Shahjahan gave him the name of Muhammad Sultan. 



In 1052, his Majesty heard that Allah Virdi Khan, who could not 

 control his tongue, had given utterance to disloyal opinions. He was now 

 punished and deprived of his jagir and mansab, and was sent to Dihli with 

 orders to stay there ; but as his Majesty never forgets old servants, he gave 

 Allah Virdi Khan Parganah Shukrpur, near Dihli, which had revenue of 



* Of UYchah. He is wrongly called in all histories Narsingh Deo. 



