100 H. Blochmann's — Beid's Inscriptions froin A'zamgarh. [Apeil, 



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1. In the time of the Emperor 'A'lamgir, who fosters the faith, and through 

 whose splendour the religion of Muhammad has increased beyond expectation, 



2. This mosque was built for the pious through the kindness of the sun of genero- 

 sity — a mosque from the radiance of which the stars borrow (their light). 



3. The carriers of God's throne asked, ' What perfect man has done this' ; and I 

 said, ' This perfection of piety comes from the scion of perfection.' 



4. Its exalted shape resembles the House of God [the Ka'ba/i] in excellence ; the 

 top of its summit touches the summit of the heaven. 



5. When I asked for a chronogram, Genius [pr. the old man of thought] said, 

 * This mosque of excellent foundation was built by Muhammad S alih,' A. H. 1099. 

 [A. D. 1687-88.] 



I do not know whether the builder is the same as the Muhammad Salih 

 who is mentioned several times in the ^ A'lamgirndmah and the Madsir-i- 

 ^A'lmn-giri. 



II. 



From an old mosque at tlie ruined village of ' Kashali,^ properly Kas- 

 hali Nigun, JBarganali MdliuL 



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In the reign of Muhammad Humayun the poor Muhammad 



'Ata, son of Dost Quli, the Kabuh. A. H. 940 [A. D. 1533-34]. 



Sher Shah spent some part of his early life in Nigun. 



III. 



On a irolcen slal) found in tlie village of Cliahesar, I^arganali Gliosi. 

 Chakesar was formerly the name of a parganah. It is now a tappa, 

 and is included in Parganah Glhosi. 



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1. The Jami' mosque was built with God's blessing 



2. In the reign of KingFiruz, that king of the world who over all kings . . ♦ . - 



3. niche and mosque .... 



4. According to the era of the Prophet it was in 7.8, that . . . » t » * 



