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the latter mint were known when Blochmann wrote, and this 
probably accounts for his failure to grasp the real meaning. 
Mughal Emperors were accompanied on their progresses 
and Opeth ae by all the Imperial Karkhanas or Establish- 
ments, the Treasury for precious stones, the Farrash Khana, 
the Abdar Khana, the Kitchen, Wardrobe, Library, Arsenal, 
Stables for elephants, horses, camels, cows, etc. (Vide Ber- 
nier’s Travels, Ed. V. A. ae pp. 258-9). The yal sty 
or Mint also was one of them 3 workmen and officials fol- 
lowed the Padishah whereve®: he job and had to be always 
in attendance.! ‘This was the wyys yh Cogs! OF Jas} Sn 
Mint,’ and it appears to have been also called yy2> eye ly: 
Abial Fazl writes: “As regards gold coins, the custom fol- 
lowed in the Imperial mint = to coin La’l-i-Jalalis, Dhans and 
mann, Atm, Trans. I. 30. Here the words in the original are 
prem syed tye Lit. ‘the Huzir’s [7.e. Emperor’ s| house for strik- 
ing coins.’ Text, I. 2 8 
his material error ’ corrected, let me give a literal render- 
ng of the passage, making only such alterations or additions 
chmann’s wording as are absolutely necessary, and indi- 
cating sae by italic type. The punctuation also has been set 
right, the names of the towns about which there is no 
aiptite aie d. 
had departed long since. Akbar quitted it finaly in the thirtieth year 
of his reign (993 A-H. 1585 A.C.) and returne ed to Agra after thirteen 
years’ absence only in 1599 A.C. He never lived at Fathpiar again except 
few days in i 06-7 an 
1 AC. ( 
W. Finch ee itin 1610 as ‘* all ruinate, lying like a was desart, and 
very dangerous to passe through in the night, the buildings’ lying wast 
without enhabi tants.’ Purchas, His Pilgrimes, MacLehose’s Reprint 
ee TV. 42. 
e dread of an Uzbeg invasion compelled t the Emperor to take 
oe ote the frontier, and his headquarters were really at ee 
during this period. But the Mu‘askar-i-Iqbal mint cannot apparently 
identified with Lahor as the name of the latter town occurs in the 
Nizamuddin Ahm ad in his account of the campaign aga: 
Hajipir and Patna says, “ The boats carried all his [sctl. Abbe?’ = 
en ea and establishments leary stilt] |, armour, drums, 
ure, carpets, kitchen utensils, stud, etc.” Tabaga reget gol oe as 
aod! Dowson, V. 374). There are elabo eng unts of all t ar 
nas, dle ahag , MISS y aLRIL SS » als aid y Ee, y Bld 545 
SSipb 2 pbs yas Nigamuddin calls them (Lakhnau Lithograph, 315, ll. 
hs in = a Book of brig’ ay and the Mint comes in for bonne? 
nly beca was one arkhanas attached to the ‘Imperia- 
ereimehiol’ cae subject of Ber Sie Vide Blochmann, Ain, Trans. 16ff . 
