174 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVI. 
when in the 42nd year of the Divine Era [1598 A.D.},! it was 
brought to the notice of His Majesty, that these people were, 
to a certain extent losers, this regulation was abolished.” 
(Blochmann, Ain, Trans. I. 146). And in the Epilogue or 
Conclusion which I have just mentioned, the author informs us 
speaks of renewing his task ‘for the fourth time,’ and o 
finally undertaking ‘a fifth revision’ and ‘going over the 
work from the beginning’ (ibid. 415). Lastly, he tells us that 
the entire work, i.e. the Akburnama of which the Ain is the 
last or concluding section (daftar) was completed in the 42nd 
year. ‘‘ Within the space of seven years, *** a compendious 
of that nursling of Grace have been fe icitously recorded, and 
my mind has been lightened in some degree of its stupendous 
burden.” (ibid. 416.) ® 
may be perhaps worth while pointing out that there are 
some indications in the list itself of revision or subsequent 
1 The 42nd year began on 2nd Sha’aban 1005 A.H. (11th March, 1597) 
and ended on 12th Sha’aban 1006 A.H. (10th March, 1598 A C. Old Style. 
2 It should be borne in mind that the Ain is not a separate 
‘ e Ain-i-Akbari,”’ says 
es mann, *‘is the third volume of the Akbarnamah by Shaikh * Abulfazl 
The first volume of this gigantic work contains the histo imur’s 
ily -*** an s of Babar, the Si gs, an yun, 
whilst the second volume is devoted to the detailed history of nearly 
forty-six years e reign the Great Emp e concluding 
Ain-i-Ak » contains that information regarding Akbar’s 
understanding of the times.” Trans. face, iii. 
Abial Faz repeatedly refers to its contents as belonging to the last 
or final volume ( hs wt eT ) of the Akbarnama. (Beveridge. Trans, II. 
403; TIT. 167, 414, 514, 685, 739, 807, 828; Ai ; 
also speaks in : cg : 388 2g ee 
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ecord the composition ” (ibid. ar 
historical portion of the work than the statistical 
rally called the Akbarnama than to the Ain. 
ans - = sain on Sunday, 5th Rajab, 949 A.H. [15th October, 1542 
rot oa e ore completed fifty-five [ahi years in October 1597— 
more applicable to the 
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