* Vol. V, No, 7.] Saptagrama or Satganw, 261 
[N.S.] 
Hi; corresponds to the 31st October 
builder was “‘the great Khan, the exalted Khaqin, the hero 
( a vaed of his age and time, Ulugh Hindhi Khan.” He w 
a “military Commander and Governor (Sar-lashkar-d- Wazir) of 
Husainabad and the district of Sajla. Mankhbad; also a 
goa Commander (Sar-lashkar) of the Thana Laobla.” aA 
din Husain Shal. The date of $05 inscription, the. 1st Rajab 
911).A. A.D... The 
T. Brocka. 
PostTscRIPpts. 
I add t thia postscript containing the translations of the 
Bengali extracts quoted above at the request of Dr. T. Bloch, 
Ph.D., of the Archeological [ae vey :— 
A. “ Bipradasa was the son of Mukunda Pandit, who resid 
for a long time at Badurya Vatagrama. On the 10th day of the 
Padma ahead pee to the Laws. In the Saka year, the earth, 
_the Vedas, the moon and the seas, ze, 1417 (1495 A.D.Y, 
Husena Sa (Husain Sia) with auspicious signs, was the 
alte monarch in Gau 
B he merchant Osa anchoring his fleet on the banks said 
hat he would like to see Saptagrama, is a place 
good. All sibalitinaiats with one mind sbeeea the Rsis and 
Munis, ae incessantly practised austerities, The Ganges, the 
Jamuna, and the Sarasvati are wide rivers presided over by 
Uma and “Mahesvari, Seeing the Ganges in three streams 
the city, Men in Nea six orgs stages of life lived fk 
without knowing so ery. Brahmanas lived there, 
learned in all the & hittad and brilliant like the Sun. They know 
all that is true, and are experts in the works of spiritual guides, 
teachers of knowledge, rivalling the gods. Men were like 
cupids, women like Savitri, and adorned with all rs of golden 
ornaments. How can I describe their physical and moral 
beauty? The eyes refuse to wink at their sight. It is like a 
new heavenly city. The hou re in rows, and in every house 
there is a golden fountain (or shower- bath). Bright gabled 
ges m la 
various musical instruments, conches, bells, drums, ete. 
Seeing aaa the merchant prince rejoiced. How am I to describe 
