cciv Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 
logue which, however, is not now obtainable. He engaged many 
well-known scribes, decorators of Kashmir and Lucknow on 
suitable stipends for copying and seembellishing MSS. belonging 
to his library, and many book-racks and shelves were con- 
structed in his time. He removed the library to the Toshah- 
Khanah ( &ld 22,3 ), 
From the library accounts it appears that the sum of 
about Rs. 6,119 was debited to the purchase of books and MSS. 
Many authors, e.g. Mawlavi Fadl-i-Haqq Khayrabadi! (7. 
A.H. 1278 = 4.p. 1861), author of Hadyah-i-Sa‘tdiyah, a famous 
philosophical work, and Sayyid Kifayat ‘Ali ‘‘ Kafi’’, author of 
Abwab al-Tawarikh, were at his Court. The library became 
known to the public in the time of this Nawwab. 
Nawwab Yisuf ‘Ali Khan (a.n. 1271-1281 = a.p. 1854- 
Mavnkh  Havcia 1864), successor of Nawwab Ahmad ‘Ali 
Yusuf ‘AliKhan.» Khan, improved the condition of the 
ny library and appointed scribes to copy 
unique and rare MSS. In his time, books and MSS. to the value 
of Rs. 12,258 were purchased. Mufti Md. Sa‘d-Allah? (d. Ax 
1294 = a.p. 187 6) and other learned men dedicated their works 
to this Nawwab. 
Nawwab Kalb ‘Ali Khan (A.H. 1281-1304 = a.D. 1864 
Nawwab Kalb aj; Succeeded Nawwab Muhammad Sai 
Khan Bahadur. Kh 
Machli-Bhawan ( wre lame ) and appointed Rahim Shah, = 
Darughah of the Jewel House, as librarian. The Nawwab 
in his last days constructed a two-storied building for the 
librarv near the old Lal-Pardah. ( Borg SY pis ) > 
This library was named “ Kutub-Khanah-i-‘Ulam Diniyah 
= A.D. 1886 is deduced from it (the year of constructi 
library building). This building still stands and has te 
€ library was about to be rem 
the new building when N. awwab Kalb ‘Ali Khan died. ve 
Nawwab was very fond of Persian belles-letttres, as his regi 
tions show, Unfortunately his life was cut short, when he 
his li 6 and 
Hada gal HH wikatipat ; d works see Tazkirah-i--Ulama@i Hind, p- 1b 
XIII sé t wan, Pp. 480, and my Noes. JAB. B: 1917, No. *» 
» No. 151, , 
2 For Sa‘d-Allah Mu ti, er inah, p- 488, 
rah-i-* U, lama’-i-Hind, p. ey See Hada’ ig al-Hanafiy 
