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emperor, the successor in power and dignity, the true son and heir 
of the late emperor, the light of the dynasty that rules over the 
ideal and worldly kingdoms, the @éhib-qirdn (Lord of the auspi- 
cious conjunction), and will, I hope, meet with his approval, and 
receive a name from his Majesty, the shadow of God on earth.” 
Thus we see that the title of the former work, the Wirdt-ul Quds 
was given by Akbar ; but there is no record to show that Jahingir, 
whose indifference to everything, save superstition, is well known, 
conferred a title wpon the lives of the twelve apostles. 
The work itself calls for no further remark. The Rev. C. B. 
Lewis has lately written a review of it in the Christian Spectator, 
July, 1871. J. Xavier’s life of St. Thomas contains nothing new. 
His mission to king Gondapherus of Hindtistin and the establish- 
ment of the Nestorian Christians in the south of India are related 
in several works. The name of the king has been compared to that 
of king Gondophares who occurs on Bactrian coins, (Prinsep’s 
Antiquities by Thomas, IT, p. 214). 
We know from Muhammadan historians (Badioni) that Akbar’s 
sons received lessons in the Christian religion; andthe Dutch 
traveller De Laét (De Imperio Magni Mogolis, p. 271) tells us that 
Jahangir ordered the sons of his younger brother Prince Danyél 
to be baptized and instructed in Christianity, not because he 
eared for the religion, but because he wished his nephews to appear 
despicable in the eyes of his Muhammadan courtiers.* 
Copies of both Persian works by Jerome Xavier have been made 
for the Library of the Society. 
* Jam ante retulimus Regem quum majorem natu filium Gousro [Khusrau] 
minori suo filio Sultano Gorm [nunc Xa Ziahan, 7. e, Sultin Khurram, now 
Shahjahan] committeret, und commississe fratrii sui Dhan Cha [Danydl Shab] 
qui Barampore discesserat filios, Xa-Ethimorem et Xa-Hossen [Shah Tahmitras 
and Shah Hoshang], quos in ipsa pueritia Jesuitis commiserat baptizandos et 
Christiana religione imbuendos, non quod Christianae religioni faveret, sed 
nt pueros Mahometanis inyisos faceret; et eadem levitate a fide Christiana 
rursus abstraxerat. 
Imay mention that a notice of the first part of De Laét’s work (the geo- 
graphical portions) lately appeared in the Calcutta Review by Mr. Lethbridge 
of the Hugli College. The second part of De Laét’s work, the histori- 
cal portion, is also interesting and valuable, and deserves to be trans- 
lated. His remarks on Jahéngir’s Mangabdiars and their Mangabs, on Khusrau’s 
murder by Shahjahan, the last fight with ’Usman, on Abulfazl’s death at the 
hand of Rajah Bir Singh Bundelah (wrongly-called in nearly all printed histories 
Nar Singh) deserve the attention of historians. 
