1876.] H. Blochmann — Beglar's Inscriptions from Sohtds, Bihar. 9 



clear that the poet has taken it for half a yd, i. e., for ^ of 10, which is 

 rather unusual. The words, without the hamzah, give 1000. 



As the Alfi reckoning ditfers from the Hijrah era by ten years and two 

 months, the inscription belongs to the end of 1015 H , or the end of the 

 first year of Jahangir's reign. And yet Akbar is mentioned as the reigning 

 monarch ! We have thus mural evidence of the dissatisfaction which Man- 

 singh felt at Jahangir's succession. 



III. 



The following Persian inscription conveys the same information as the 

 preceding, but the date is expressed in Hijrah years. The reading is in- 

 complete, as many of the letters appear to be broken. 



»_^Lkjt_>*» Ji )ic>.ix^ # \SsiS 'ip 



The 1st Zi Qa'dah, 1015 corresponds to 20th February, 1607, the very 

 end of Jahangir's first regnal year. In this inscription, neither Akbar nor 

 Jahangir is mentioned. The mention of Akbar in the preceding inscription 

 was perhaps expected to be overlooked by people ; for few might be ac- 

 quainted with the Alfi era. 



IV. 



From a Baoli and Dargah at the foot of Hill Rohtas. Four lines ; 

 5 ft. 1 in. by 1 ft. The second line is ornamented with several rosettes, a 

 duck, and a tiger. Several words in lines 3 and 4 are illegible. 

 j-jf^A «*• fc-v^i^J (_5-jlii**J-* oa/o^xjw &S (^^jU jjt^^ib ,^1^=.. j$l^ i^^ij^ 

 Ax^j ) .xj^^ iit^j jxti::^ J ;j-)lxj I] ^iiCS" J ^JMJ.•^ <xii^,j _, e>jtj.s:/o ji (^j\^^y j 



JU^ o^ cbj ^^^b J J.s:---*^ ?/j!>■^^ .. e^'^^j'i ^^T ^jI^ 



^yLiyOj ^JjIj^J J I • *1 <Si>>*o^^f jwj J»s^^ Arfj'J^ cijjUc ^^^•** J '^J^^^. V>^ > 



