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not consistently applied. There is therefore, nothing to be 
wondered at in Khaft Khan having not thought it worth while 
to introduce confusion into his own pages b 
names of these towns ephemeral designations which were 
capriciously altered with such bewildering frequency. 
We have seen that on the coins of the earlier Emperors, 
the same epithet is indiscriminately prefixed to the names of 
several towns, and that three or four diverse titles are borne by 
the same locality. An examination of the above list of Refer- 
ences makes it clear that this was in accordance with the the- 
ory and practice of those times. Ahmadabad, Agra, Dehli, 
Fathpar, and Lahor are all called casilsdtto in the Histories of 
Akbar’s reign. Four of these towns are at the same time, styled 
siblJiy>. Kabul again, has the identical appellation and 
is also entitled Hletyto - wye¥yts - bLaWIIo - SLT eye and w Ks 
sire. But Agra too is le! lo, so is Dehli and this last is 
further honoured with the designation <5,'t)'s. The same 
authors to show off their powers of ‘fine writing.’ But 
some of them are not without their interest, especially for 
the student of the Historical Geography of India, and it is not 
impossible that a few of them were not unknown to and recog- 
nised in the State.archives, and that they may be discovered 
hereafter on the coins. 
S. H. Hopivaua. 
The College, Junagadh. 
217. Tue L4q4p ‘ SAHTBQIRAN-I-SANI.’ 
