140 Jaunpur Inscriptions. [Jult, 



1. The Khan Khanan of heavenly bounty, whose door is the cynosure of all 

 wise hearts, 



2. Built a stono bridge over the surface of the river, over which good people 

 pass at all times. 



3. As this bridge was built by the grace of God 4 its tdrikh is the words ' Fazli 

 allah' [the grace of God], 



This gives 976 A. H. The metre is Ifutaqarib i sdlim. 



III. 



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This lofty edifice and noble foundation was successfully completed in the reign of 

 his Majesty, the great Sultan, the exalted Khaqan, in whom the marks of royalty ap- 

 pear, the shadow of God, Abul Ghazi Jalalnddin Muhammad Akbar Padishah, at the 

 private cost of the generous Lord. The following tdrikh contains his name, and the 

 year in which (the bridge) was built and completed — ' The builder of this (is) Mun'im 

 Khan.' [A. H. 975.] . 



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This lofty bridge was completed under the superintendence of the effect of great 

 effects [one word illegible] among men, Khwajah Shaikh Nizamuddin, who is the son 

 of Hazrat Makhdum i A'zam — may God sanctify his dear secret ! — and by the skill of 

 the master of the age, Ustad Afzal 'Ali of Kabul. 



V. 



The last inscription is a Ruba'i, of which, however, the first line is ille- 

 gible. The last is — 



When I looked for a tdrikh from the unseen world, (angels) said — * The bridge of 

 Muhammad Mun'im Khan.' A. H. 975. 



Maulawi Khairuddin of Allahabad has given hi his Jaunpiirnamah the 

 first two inscriptions, together with a description of the bridge itself. 



In the third inscription, Akbar is called Abul Ghazi, instead of Abul 

 Path. 



2. Pani'pat. 



Mr. J. G. Delmerick has sent to the Society a tracing of the following 

 inscription from Pani'pat. 



