1875.] H. Blochmann — History and Geography of Bengal. — No. III. 301 



Atlas the village of Fathpiir, which may be the site of the battle-field. 

 'Adli, who had only a few men, was defeated and killed. 



The battle was fought while Akbar besieged Mankot in the Siwaliks, 

 i. e. in 964, and brought about the final surrender of that fort.* 



Bahadur Shah died in 968 at Graur, and was succeeded by his brother 

 Jalal Shah. 



The following inscription belongs to Bahadur Shah's reign — 



Inscription from tlie Jami' Mosque at Bajmahall, dated 964, H., or A. D. 



1557. 



A rubbing of this inscription was sent to the Society in 1873 by Gener- 

 al Cunningham. Another copy was since then given me by Mr. W. Bourke, 

 together with three other inscriptions from Bajmahall.f The inscrip- 

 tion has nothing to do with the mosque, and appears to have been taken 

 from the tomb of one Qazi Ibrahim Khan, who was murdered by infidels 

 when young. It is very illegible, and the letters are badly cut. Its length 

 is 3 ft. 3 inch., and its breadth, 6| inch. 



* Alf| ^ic *ja) £fj d£i t^yJI ^jt\i J iJ^j ) <*JU) Jl )j*M" 



*Ulc fts\ ;^U y^jifk UL *^l>j ; | {$> ... (3 lines illegible) 



;J<li . . <UJ| Jk^ol j i_Tj'^ cA*" /»£*Lr?' ^"*^ c t ^* <u tjWV 



* There is no doubt about the date. The TdriJch i Dducle (Dowson IV, 508) places 

 u Surajgarh one kos, more or less, from Munger", and adds that 'Adli was slain " after 

 a reign of eight years in 968. " Badaoni (I, 434) places the death of 'Adli in 962. 

 Vide also Dowson, V, p. 66. 



f General Cunningham calls the mosque ' Jami' Mosque' ; Mr. Bourke, ' Asani 

 Sais ki Masjid.' The other rubbings which Mr. Bourke gave me, are (1) a beautiful 

 rubbing from Maina Bibi's tomb, at the Maina Talao, from a stone let into the wall at 

 the west end. This inscription only contains pious formulae ; but its beautiful charac- 

 ters belong to the 14th century. (2) A rubbing from a mosque, south of the new 

 cemetry in Bajmahall. The inscription is over the centre door, and belongs to the reign 

 ofAurangzfb. (3) A rubbing from a mosque in Mahatpur, three miles east of Riij- 

 niahalL dated A. H. 1081 (Aurangzib's reign), 



