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period and do not seem to be of sufficient historical interest. 

 The latest of these is the inscription on Ballighatta mosque 

 erected in 1155 a.h. by one Syed Kashitn, said to be a descendant 

 of well-known Mahomedan devotee, Syed Murtuza of Suti. The 

 date can be made out from a chronogram which when translated 

 literally stands as " This is the well-adorned tower of God." 

 The tomb of Shah Hossein Gholam Kaderi which is also situate 

 at Baliaghata bears an inscription dated 1040 a.h. The in- 

 scribed stone on nawada mosque near Mirzapur P.S., which is 

 said to have been removed from an older mosque at Paikora, 

 bears a more recent date as it shows that the original structure 

 was built in the reign of Emperor Shahjahan in 1050 A.H. by 

 Babar Lodi Khan, son of Shaifc Husain Lodi, who is described 

 in the inscription as " Maharaf " or learned in letters. 



Syed Murtuza had his astana or hermitage on the bank of 

 the Ganges near Suti where he lived on intimate terms with an 

 old Brahmin lady anchorite named Anandamayi Bhairavi. 

 After their death the two were buried side by side. The site 

 known as Murtuzanand ashram has been washed away by the 

 erosion of the river. 



APPENDIX. 



Note on New Arabic Inscriptions found in the 



murshidabad districts. 



/. Inscriptions on big brick mosque at KherauL 



The inscription records the erection of this mosque daring 

 the reign of 'Alauddin Hussain Shah, son of Sayyid Ashraf-ul 

 Husaini by the great Khan Rif'at Khan in the Hiiri vear 900 

 1494-95 ad. 



Text. 



1% *i ili) J* ili f*r^ J, ^ • iJc AlJ| U >jj, jtf 





No. II. 2nd inscription found at Kheraui referring to the 

 mosque of Rif'at Khan. 



if! w-^j^aUi^l- ^| jli o^i ... JWaUi Jl* 



cM^j **.*J| \U &3J, i Ujo IU3 *l» t Jj I 



///. Inscription found 



The inscription lecords the erection of this mosque during 

 the reign of 'Alauddin Husain Shah by one Malik Mandal (San- 



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