186 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XTII 



enacted on the plain of Sadanpur, and Nur-Jahan would have 

 remained the dutiful wife of Shir Afgan. 1 



The Astana and the tomb of Plr Bahrain "Saqqa " as well 

 as the above two tombs have been repaired under the Ancient 

 Monuments Preservation Act. I saw that the tombs of the 

 Mutwallls and Khadims, too, are being repaired with marble. 

 This was quite unnecessary. I agree with the very pertinent 

 remark of Dr. Bloch, that "the ugly-looking modern tomb- 

 stones marking the sites of the graves should be replaced 



by masonry tombs according to Muhammadan fashion, with 



marble tablets attached The present tombstones would 



tit into an English Cemetery and are quite out of keeping in- 

 side a .Muhammadan graveyard."' 2 



III. The Tomb of Khwaja Anwar-i-ShahId. 



^ This tomb is situated in a quarterof Burdwan. now called 

 Ber" (or enclosure) ; of Khwaja Anwar." There are two 

 large gates leading to the garden, in one extremitv of which 

 the nobleman and his fellow-martvrs are buried, over whose 

 tombs a superb Mausoleum was built. Between the gates and 

 the Mausoleum there is a tank, on one side of which is a Mosque, 

 and on the other a Madrasa. Tn the middle of the tank is a 

 little pavilion, surrounded by narrow verandahs which is con- 

 nected with a bridge on the side of the Mosque leading to the 

 pavilion. I could discover no inscriptions on anv of the build- 

 ings. It is seldom that one sees such a stately 'Mausoleum in 

 £engal so well preserved. It is strange to read, in the Annual 

 Keport of the Archaeological Survevor, the following eutrv : " I 

 nave not been able to gather historical information about the 

 fcaint who lies buried there." 3 



The incident of the tragic death of Khwaja Anwar is a 

 well-known fact which took place in Burdwan during the Vice- 

 royalty ot Sultan Azimush-Shan grandson of Kmperor Au- 

 rangz.o. As Aurangzib was long absent from his capital, and 

 was engaged in fighting with the .Muslim Rulers of the Dakan. 

 and the Maharattas, rebellions and disturbances in outlying 

 principalities of the Empire became common. During the 

 .Ooyernorship of IbtShlm Khan, who was appointed in 1689, 

 Si A \ o U ° " lilitar y Stents, Sobha Singh rose against 

 &J a, ; ,f n Burthvan ^ who fel1 * * battle. His son, 

 Sobbl « u ° . Dacca and asked the hpl P of the Governor, 

 fcobna Mngh was joined by Rahlm Khan or Shah, and his 



vears aftlrwTJH? 01, ? a[ ™ n 8 iT m « r "ed the widow (of Shir Afgan) some 

 caused deatt ' if P?° "** to a l °&" d of the "Emperor having 

 * ReporrftTooroV ^ Bi <W>/cal Dictionary, p P 380 

 « Report for 1903-04. Khwaja Anwar is never known to be a Saint. 



