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money in their own names, but that would not prove that their 
ahaa Shah Hasan had never struck coins in the name of 
Babur. We may acknowledge that Jauhar may be correct in 
saying that he had ‘‘assumed the title of Majesty ”’ bat then 
there is nothing to show that this was done during Babur’s life- 
time, and the Aftabchi’s words may be perhaps, construed to 
mean that the event took place at some time after Humaytn’s 
accession, if not after the latter’s defeat and flight from Agra. 
Shah Husain had gone to Kabul after a quarrel with: his 
father, and been hospitably received and kindly treated by 
Babur. He had then made his peace with his parent, and 
fought on the latter’s side during Babur’s last siege of Qanda- 
har. He was, throughout life, an opportunist and time-server, 
a politician accustomed to trim his sails to the prevailing wind. 
H seen his father repeatedly trying conclusions with 
Babur and known him repeatedly worsted. He knew that he 
held Sindh by an exceedingly uncertain tenure and that he 
himself was no match for the Emperor. It is, therefore, just 
possible that he tried to disarm Babur’s hostility and curry 
favour with him by conceding the empty honour of ‘the Khutba 
and even striking a few coins in token of submission. The 
yoke would sit very lightly on such a man, and he would not 
scruple to throw it ie * the first opportunity. We know that 
it was thrown off w e proper time arrived, and there can 
be no difficulty in cndeatine his conduct in the days of 
Humavin’s adversity. 
n setting out the oo pk fe for and against 
the rem rival readings, I must t be deemed to prejudge 
the point in dispute. The disetion ti is an exceedingly difficult 
one and my present object is merely to clarify ideas and assist 
in obtaining the well-considered —— of others who are 
entitled to speak on the subject. The same remarks apply 
to most of the notes in this pie which are intended to 
elucidate opinion and not to forestall it. 
Junagadh, January, 1918. S. H. Hoprvata. 
CHUNAR oR Hisir ? 
In his note on the Chunar Mint, Mr. Whitehead says: 
** The coin in this collection in the only piece in copper published 
from this mint. The mint-name is situated on it in such a way 
that it might be read as the latter part of the word Hisar, 
but I think Mr. Rodgers’ attribution to Chunar is correct, 
because all the Hisar "uli which resemble the piece under 
discussion, are of the ilahi type.” (P.M.C., Introd., Ixx.) 
Luckily, the coin is dated and the year whe 9 ae 9 day (967) 
is clearly given in words on the reverse. It seems to me that 
