200 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVI, 
work of Bayazid has not been published, and it is impossible to 
say how the statement about Gaur being ‘also called Bangala ’ 
is worded in Persian. But supposing that the rendering quoted 
from Mr. Beveridge’s abstract or paraphrase is faithful to the 
riginal, the identity of the mint-town Bangala with Gaur does 
not necessarily follow. 
It is common knowledge that Lakhnauti or Gaur had 
been the capital of Bengal during the supremacy of the Dehli 
- called Bangala in those times, though historical evidence on 
the subject is wanting. It may even be that it was spoken of 
as ‘ Bangala’ (or * Gaur-Bangala ’) when Mun‘im Khan removed 
the headquarters from Tanda to Gaur, 7.e. when it once more 
became, for a time, the seat of government. But it is certain 
that Gaur had fallen from its high estate long before, and that 
it did not occupy any such position during the period to which 
the known Rupees of Bangala belong (XX XIX R-1011 A.H.). 
This fact — in itself, be a fairly ~~ reason for reserving 
judgment, here were no othe a for doing so. 
The sibjoct™ evidently calls for fasthies inqui may b 
therefore permissible to set out and discuss the historical in 
geographical evidence so far as it is known to m 
The conjoint name @&&) ).$ occurs four Guca in the Prin- 
cess Gulbadan’s account of her brother Humayiin’s disastrous 
campaign in Bengal. 
‘His Majesty was considering this, when the King of 
Gaur Bangala came wounded and a fugitive. For this reason 
Bangala. Shir Khan knew that His Majesty had gone there 
[ 2s), in the original], and went himself also with a large 
detachment of horse [ 4) )»6 in the text], and joined his son 
(Jilal Khan) who was in Gaur with his servant Kha was Kha 
Shir Khan sent them out, and said, ‘Go and fortify Garhi.’ ” 
Humayin Nama, Tr. A.S. Beveridge, p. 133. 
‘He [Humayiin] marched forward, and when he came 
near Garhi, Shir Khan and Khawas Khan fled by night, and he 
entered Garhi next day. Thence he went to Gaur-Bangala 
and took it [ oi88,5 1) 598 in the text]. He was nine months in 
the far eben country of Gaur, and named it Jannatabad. He 
was comfortably and safely in Gaur when news came that 
et a8 the "Amie had deserted and joined Mirza’ Hindal.” 
i 
“ He [Humayiin] took notice of ther insignificant one [7?.é. 
herself], and was kindly pleased to gt | aid 10 t know He 
at first, because when I led the army y iilishe fonepiita are Vic- 
torious) to Gaur- -Bangala, you wore the high cap (tag), and 
