Vol. gy 6.] The Revenue Regulations of Aurangzib. 223 
31, The Revenue Regulations of Aurangzib (with the Persian texts 
of two unique farmans from a Berlin oT ied t.)—By Javv- 
NaTH Sarkar, M.A., Professor, Patna Colleg 
INTRODUCTION, 
A Persian manuscript of the Berlin Royal Li fet ( Pertsch’s 
wee , entry No. 15 (9) ff. 112, b.-125, a. and 15 (23) ff. 267, a.- 
a. e 
Sayyidpur, District Gace: ‘pe t of } LOS. 
(retired). The Berlin MS., though beautifully written, | is 5 often i in- 
I have not ventured to rring to leave the origi 
altered. Photographic peprodNetleits (rotary bromide printer of 
the Berlin MS. were secured for my work. 
or the meanings ae Indian revenue terms I have consulted 
(1) British India Analyze d (ascribed to C. Greville), London, 1795, 
Part I.; (2) Wilson’s aime : a (3) Elliot and Beames’s Sup- 
plementary Glossary, 2 vols. The last two are likely to be acces- 
sible to the cour’ iB I have Se in my notes, to the first 
work only, ey on account of its extreme scarcity and partly 
because it wai i rest in time to the period of Mughal rule. The 
Berlin MS. will. %e called the A Text, and the Ghazipur one the 
B Text. The punctuation of the text jis my work, 
TRANSLATION, 
Farman of the spgehi Aurangzib-‘Alamgir, in the year 1079 A.H.,! 
the collection of revenue 
[112,6.] Thrifty Muhammad Hishim, hope for Imperial 
favours and know— 
hat, as, owing to the blessed grace and favour of the Lord of 
Earth and Heaven, (great are His blessings and universal are His 
gifts!) the reins of the Emperor’s intention are always turned to 
the purport of the verse, “‘ Verily God commands with justice and 
bansra 80% nd the Emperor’s aim is directed to the promotion 
(113, a] of the Best of Men, (salutation and peace be on him and 
1 June 1668—-May 1669; the 11th year of the reign. 
