1873.] H. Blochmann — Inscriptions from Genl. Cunningham. 199 



character of Husain, and is descended from Husain, a noble scion of the great Sayyids, the 

 essence of trustworthy great men, who in his contempt of the world is a Jesus, and in his 

 retirement like Moses on the Mount of Solitude, who is assisted by the Almighty, the pole 

 of the faith and the way, a Hasani and Husaini Sayyid, — to found this noble edifice and 

 pleasant building ; and it is his last will that, when the term of his life (may it stretch to 

 the day of resurrection !) come to an end and when honored with the call, ' enter, ye faith- 

 ful, in peace, amen !' he will take his flight to the dome of holiness and the gardens of love, 

 this noble vault be his shining tomb. 



This vault was completed in Zi Qa'dah, 9-M [April, 1538, A. D.]. 



Bada'on. 

 I. 



The following inscription was found by General Cunningham on the 

 northern door of the Jami' Masjid of Badaon. It does not seem to refer 

 to the building of a mosque. At least the word ' masjid' is not mentioned. 



The inscription is of value, because it belongs to the very beginning 

 of Muhammad ibn Tughluq's reign. 



The stone measures 2 feet 7 inches by 1 feet 6 inches. 



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This edifice was ordered to be built by his high majesty, the shadow of God, the 

 merciful, A b u 1 M u j a h i d, son of Tughluq Shah, the king, — may God perpetuate 

 his kingdom and ride ! In the year 726. The architect is Husain* *, Kotwal in the 

 District of Badaon [A. D. 1320]. 



II. 



The next inscription refers to the building of Qutb-uddin's Jami' 



Mosque in Badaon. Qutb-uddin was Jahangir's foster brother, and was 



killed at Bard wan by Slier Afkan, Nur Jahan's first husband. Vide Ain 



translation, p. 496, where his son Ibrahim Kishwar Khan is also mentioned. 



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In the reign of JaUkddin Muhammad A k b a r, Padishah i Ghazf, anno 

 1013, this Mosque was erected by Q u t b-u d d i n K h a n C h i s h t i, commonly known as 

 Shaikh Klnibii, the foster brother of Abul Muzaffar Sultan Salim Shah i Ghazf, son of Jalal- 

 ud-din Muhammad Akbar Shah, under the superintendence ofNawab Shaikh Ibra- 

 him, son of the above mentioned Khan. The writer of the edifice is 'Abdul Malik Qazi. 



The inscription consists of two lines separated by a thick stroke, at the 

 end of which there is a royal umbrella, and is 5 feet long and 11 inches 

 broad. The short sides are mihrdbi (A'in translation, p. 30, note 2). 



