1904.] Announcement hy the President. 61 



3rd year, began 1st Zu'l Hijjali 1120, ended SOeli Zu'l Qa'da 1121 

 4th year „ „ 1121, „ „ 1122 



No part of the 3rd year of the reign could have fallen within the 

 year 1122 H. Major Haig suggests a possible second mode of reckon- 

 ing from the victory over Kara Baklish (3rd Zu'l Qa'dah 1120 H.). 

 I have never seen any evidence that would support this alternative 

 reckoning ; has Major Haig any evidence to produce ? If not, would 

 it not be safer for him to reconsider his reading of the coin, and see 

 whether "1122 " should not be read as " 1121 " ; or the figure " 3 "taken 

 as " 4. " If this is not possible, then had we not better put the thing 

 down to a mistake of the mint, rather than throw doubt upon the official 

 reckoning in this reign ? 



2. A forgotten City, — By J. F. Fanthome. Commu7iicated hy the 

 Philological Secretary. 



(Abstract.) 



The historians tell us that in the 9th year of his reign, corres- 

 ponding to 1565, after his return from Mandu, Akbar founded a city 

 at a village, one farsang to the south of Agra, the name of which is 

 spelt Kalakrali by Abul Fazl, and Ghrawali by Badaoni. The city 

 received the name Nagarcain or in Persian Amnabad, both meaning 

 the abode of rest. Akbar used to retire to this place for recreation, 

 spending his time in hunting, playing polo, hawking, watching races 

 and other sports. Already towards the end of his reign, as we learn 

 from Badaoni, the city had been deserted and fallen into ruins. 



After translating the passages in the Akbarnamah and Badaoni 

 relating to the foundation of Nagarcain, the author identifies it with 

 the modern village of Kakrali near Agra. 



The President announced the resolution of the Council regarding 

 the lending of certain objects to the Victoria Memorial Hall for public 

 exhibition there. 



ANNOUNCEMENT. 



The President made the following announcement : — 

 Gentlemen, 



I have now the duty to announce to you an important matter 

 and the resolution of the Council regarding it. It is the proposal that 



