1885.] Annual Bejwrt. 25 



The three last mentioned works had been sanctioned in 1883 (see 

 Proc. for June, p. 109) . 



11. The SvAYAMBHi^ PuEANA, a Biiddhisfc history of Nepal and 



12. The AsHTASAHASRiKA Prajna Paeamita. 



The Society possesses one MS. of each of the two last mentioned 

 works ; that of the latter being very old and remarkably correct. As 

 soon as one or two more MSS. have been procured, their publication will 

 be taken in hand. 



2. Persian. 



13. The Safaenamah by Maula Sharfuddin Ali Yazdi. It gives 

 the history of Timur, and is a large work. There are six MSS. in the 

 Society's library, from which it will be edited by Maulvi Illahdad, late 

 2nd Professor of the Calcutta Madrasah. 



14. The Taeikh i Firi5z Shahi, by Shams i Shiraz Ufif, a history of 

 Timtir Shah. Another history, bearing the same name and written by 

 Zia o Barni has already been published by the Society. This second work 

 is an exceedingly rare one, and, if anything, more valuable than the one 

 already published. There is at present one MS. available, which belongs 

 to the Society ; but there is every hope of one or two more being procurable 

 from Lucknow and Rampur. As soon as these have been obtained, the 

 edition will be proceeded with by Maulvi Abul Khair, Professor of Arabic 

 and Persian in the Madrasah College, to whom it has been entrusted. 



15. An English annotated translation of the first volume of the 

 Muntakhab-ut-Tawaeikh, by Abdul Qadir, the Badaoni. It will be pre- 

 pared uniformly with Mr. Lowe's translation of the second volume, which 

 is at present in course of publication. Maulvi Abul Khair, of the Madra- 

 sah College, has been entrusted with the work. 



16. The Tajijl Ma'asie by Hasan Nizami, one of the oldest Muham- 

 madan histories of India, treating of the reigns of Qutb-ud-din Ibak and 

 Shams-ud-din Iltimish. 



17. The Taeikh i Wassaf by the so-called Wassaf ul Hazrat a sort 

 of general history of the Muhammadan world. 



At present only one copy of each of the last two works is available. 

 They are in the possession of the Society. A search is being made for 

 other MSS,, after receipt of which the editions will be taken in hand. 



18. An English translation with notes of the TaeIkh i Yamini by 

 Mr. L. White King, C. S. 



Of the works in course of publication in 1885, the outturn may be 

 reckoned at 40 fasciculi which, at the average rate of Bs. 432 for each, 

 will cost Rs. 17,280. The average income being Bs. 13,695, there will be 

 an excess of expenditure of Bs. 3,585 which represents the amount by 

 which the unspent balance of Bs. 21,409 may be reduced. 



The following is a detailed list of the publications issued in 1884. 



