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2. That South Bihir under him belonged to Bengal, whilst 
other inscriptions shew that Bihar in 1352 again belonged to Dihli. 
8. That Shamsuddin had a son of the name of Halim Khan, 
who in 1309 and 1315, and hence most likely during the intervening 
years, was governor of Bihar, 
From a letter, I lately had from Mr. Broadley, it would also ap- 
pear that portions of Halim Khan’s palace still exist, and that his 
descendants are still inhabitants of the town of Bihar. 
Of the three inscriptions before the meeting two belong to Halim 
Khan and contain the dates 1309 and 1315 ; the former inscription 
seems to have belonged to a sarai, the latter to a mosque. 
The third inscription is of a still earlier date, and mentions an 
edifice built in A. H. 640, or A. D. 1242, by ’Izzuddin Abulfath 
Tughril Khan, who styles himself Sw/tén, and assumes other regal 
epithets, as Khdgan ul Mw azzam, khallada-llahu mulkahu, §e., though 
his contemporary, the author of the Tabagat ¢ Nagiré merely calls him 
Hikim, or Governor, of Lak’hnauti, which was then looked upon as 
belonging to the Dihli empire. 
The characters of all three inscriptions are Tughra. 
IIIl.—A Jlistory of the Village of Arura, Tahgil Jagrdon, Zil’ah 
Lidhidna.—By Attar Sincu, Curer or BuHappavr. 
This paper is written in Hindi, and contains several interesting 
facts. The writer states that Arura lies a little north of Bhaddaur, 
and eight kos south of Jagraon, and is inhabited by Muhammadans 
and Rajputs. The decline of the place dates from the time of Ah- 
mad Shah Durrani. 
In old times, Arura was inhabited by Rajputs of the Pramura 
clan, Many of the inhabitants were killed when the Muhammadans 
invaded the district, and many emigrated. Among the fugitives 
were also several families of Brahmans, and hence it is that certain 
clans, as, for example, the Kaligotra Brahmans of the hills of 
Chintapitri, look upon Arura as their original domicile. 
The writer then mentions several legends of Rai Firiz, under 
whom Arura flourished. His tomb still exists, and in one of its 
inscriptions the year 1532 Samvat is legible. The old tank called 
Raniyana near,Arura is frequented by numerous pilgrims. 
