184 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVI, 
There is very high authority for deciphering the name 
on several dams dated 999- 1008 A.H. as Chitor, but the 
Rodgers thought the “coins ought to be of sot Jaipar mint 
(y=) as the word is without “dots, but Jaiptiir was not in 
existence in the time of Akbar.” (Indian Sliaiery. 1890, 
p. 222.) Col. Richard Carnac Temple gave it as his opinion 
that it was neither yeaq nor pase but yi or ¢ 244 (bid., note). 
It may be perhaps necessary to recall the fact that Chitor is 
not, and that Qanauj is, one of Abul Fazl’s copper mints of 
the Middle period. 
The Indian Museum has Jlahi pieces of a mint called 
Khairpur, but they are of the 45th and 47th years. 
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a 
type dated 997 A.H. as Khairptr. I have discussed the point 
elsewhere at some length, and here must content myself with 
the suggestion that the reading stands in need of revision, and 
that all these coins are probably of Ujainpir. 
he peculiar thing about Dogaon is that though the name 
is conspicuous by its absence in_the list before us, Abul Fazl 
himself notes elsewhere in the Ain, that “in the vicinity of 
the town [scil. Bahraich] there is a ‘village called yet which 
for a long time possessed a mint for copper — ” tt Guay 
cnplid} gle jb yo 3 - cl wI9F5d Cane! (Radyo xo (Jarrett, II, 172, 
Bibl. Ind. Text, I, 433).! It is clear that the author was not 
‘ Birat’ is written “l)3 at p. 357 of the Ain and ty» and Wty,’ are 
noted as variants at p. 358. At p. 442, it is written 23} yay. In Jarrett’s 
translation, we have Pardat at II. 96 and Perath at II. 181. Gladwin has 
Beerat, losis Berath. Description De l’Inde, Ed. J. Bernouilli, 
1786, I. 212- 
The an of Duatonit ( 9858 ) is mentioned once in the Akbar- 
also in connection with the death of ‘Arab Bahadur who had 
Dugao on and near a black mountain.” Beveridge. Akbarnama, Trans 
Ill, 745, Text TH, 492. ‘ Dukam’ 0. '3® is also one of the hundred and 
Tables of of Lat setae d ead Leet “% Js defies Min Cannes Te See 
atitu a — Bi 
hey Text, Frpeos es a Aes as es. Jarrett, Ain, Trans. III. 59—Bibl. 
ase of N bas Ls is very similar to that of Dugaon. In his account 
of the ne Sark of Narnol, Abil Fazl expressly ohn: that ‘‘ Singhana 
Mahi rs ie 5 gg and open are also said to possess copper mines. Jar- 
rett, yet the name of Narnol is conspicuous by its 
absence ao the list. "Oke it be that y ‘des is a miswriting or misreading 
of Js yb 2 
