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In the year 1102 A. H. [A. D. 1600-91], the late N a w a b A g h a r Khan left 

 Kabul by order of the emperor for Hindustan. When he arrived at Sarai Jajyu, he heard 

 that, two days before, a caravan of pilgrims for Makkah had been plundered by the in- 

 fidels there, who had taken the pilgrims prisoners. As he had always devoted his energy 

 to the strengthening of the faith of the Prince of the Prophets, he mounted, and attacked 

 the villages of the robbers, burning their houses and sending many infidels to hell. He 

 also set the Muhammadan prisoners free. Having thus engaged in a M^ar with infidels, 

 he sought to obtain the highest rank that religion can bestow, and sweetened his palate 

 with the honey of martyrdom. 



And in the year 1119 A. H. [A. D. 1707], DIdah Mughul, M^ho is contemptible in 

 every way and had received the same title as his father had, erected this stone as a 

 monument and wrote the inscription with his own hand. 



The date of [my father's] martyrdom will be found in the following verses by Mir 

 Huwaida of Balkh — 



1. The revolving heaven j^ut on us the mark of sorrow. Oh, how perishable is 

 life here below ! Alas, how miserable is the world ! 



2. For the sake of the Prophet did this enthusiastic martyr of the road of God, 



[unclear] 



3 [unclear] the lion-hearted and brave leave us behind with hundred of sorrows. 



4. Genius told me the date when the martyrs died and said, ' Remove the letters 

 jim and he from 'Bagh i Jalian,' ' the garden of Paradise' [= 1107 — 5, or 1102 A. H.]. 



He was killed during the reign of Shah 'Alamgir Padishah, whose eldest son. Shah 

 *Alam, now sits on the throne of Hindustan. ' 



It is curious that neither the Maasir i 'Alamgiri, nor the Tazkirah i 

 Salatin i Chaghta, mentions A'ghar Khan's death ; but Khafi Khan (II, 

 p. t394) gives the following details. ' When Aghar Khan came near 



