91 Inscriptions from Sonpat. [Mat, 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last meet- 

 ing were balloted for and elected Ordinary Members — 



G. R. C. Williams, Esq., C. S. 



H. B. Urmston, Esq., H. M.'s l-14th Regt. 



W. Mackay, Esq., C. E. 



The Rev. John Hector, M. A. 



The following is a candidate for ballot at the next meeting — 



J. W. Johnston, Esq., M. D., 4th Regt. P. I., Abbotabad, proposed 

 by Captain J. Waterhouse, seconded by H. Blochmann, Esq., M. A. 



The Council reported that on the recommendation of the Philological 

 Committee they will print in their Bibliotheca Indica, Captain Graham's 

 English translation of Badaoni. 



Col. Hyde exhibited electrotypes of 200 Greek coins from the British 

 Museum. 



Mr. Blochmann exhibited the following Arabic and Persian inscriptions 

 received from members of the Society. 



1. From Mr. J. G. Delmerick, Dihli, tracings of the following inscrip- 

 tions from Sonpat. Mr. Blochmann reads and translates them as follows — 



1. The Sonpat Mosque. — Balban's reign. 



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This building, the blessed Jami 'Mosque, was renewed during the reign of the great 

 King, the shadow of God on earth, Ghiydsuddunya, wad din, who stands by- 

 God's order, Abul Muzaffar Balban, the King, the aider of the Commander of 

 the Faithful — may God perpetuate his kingdom ! — by the weak slave Mir Beg, son of 

 Ahmad Beg, the muqfi' (Jagirholder) of Sonpat. Dated, the ausjjicious month of 

 Kamazan (may God increase its honor !), 670. 



The name of the founder is not quite certain, as the diacritical mai'ks 

 are wanting ; it may be Mir Lang instead of Mir Beg ; but the name of 

 Ahmad Beg is clear. The letters of the inscription are thick and clumsy. 



2. The Khwa'jah Khizr Kha'n Darga'h, of Sonpat. 

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