58 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XV, 
wax ifs am ¢ afe aa urfaarst ate HE! ae cet 
ae afe* ie Ft Fat maar at MS aa at Traaret 
sau war? at areste weet feet feat ot a fat 
qa atat aj wet faer a 2 waqaret saReet ara acfaye 
cat sihrafagst sat weet feet fart BT at vat feet wz 
+ urfaerht Ast Anat | sat ae wat B® ae aig até at’ 
art um ats ar arent faet a = aa ar aft eam aut 
wat ax atatafen weasel freue crsacta af?) vefay 
una Aslan weasel wafeg aritfagta al?) St 
Zura wal at arestet G wal! @° cet uo ata ofaar 
ateat wedt qeat 4 = awe ae} ae at aut afs a 
aufag frcue vefag fextua F° get Ste atat Sar Aa 
afe 4 gafag’ arrester & cal’ at eafey FZ ares 
att wat feat darzerac a ufsardht stat Ga a 
feat 4° [wig?] faer A wet”? wat arr FF At ae 
oe 
a fea Z ve fawgtae gq afsat aa ufaat 
ane arat aafe st" ares} fatcd ...... 
(Translation :) The emperor Jahangir, when still a prince, 
_ had an amour with Nur Mahal, a daughter of Itmad Dola an 
sister of Asap Khan. After becoming emperor, he put her 
husband to death and took her into his harem. In the month of 
Kati of the year Samvat 1662 he ascended the throne, and in 
the year Samvat 166.. he took Nur Mahal into his harem, and 
gave her the name of N ur Mahal and raised her above all the 
concubines in the harem. [Not only this, but] he placed the 
whole Empire into her hands and he himself became her slave. 
Afterwards Nur Mahal married her niece—the daughter of 
Asap Khan—to Prince Khurram and began to be in very 
friendly terms with Khurram. From that time, thanks to 
[the favour of ] Nur Mahal, Khurram [was the one] of all the 
1 &e, 2 For Sat, 5S, * ae, 5 &, 5 @afeer, 
tw, * -~ Pei, 4 wc. 
