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Some Persian Inscriptions found in Srinagar. [No. 3, 



A. D.) as he had issued from the fort of Indrakoul to reconnoitre 

 the enemy's position. 



Note 3. A question remains whether Moorcroft had this inscrip- 

 tion cut, as appears most probable, and if so, why. The reply has 

 been suggested that he did it in order to put on record the feasibility 

 of an invasion of Kashmir by cavalry from the north as well as from 

 the south. It is not unworthy of remark that many a tourist, mis- 

 led by the name of William Moorcroft upon the tombstone, has 

 stated, in print and out of it, that Srinagar contains the grave of the 

 enterprizing traveller. 



III. Inscriptions on and near the Great Mosque. 

 Opposite the principal entrance of the Jami Masjid, a building 

 most remarkable for its numerous tall cedar pillars, there is a 

 .with the following inscription: 



^l^Iw*/0^.& jj Aj^> iSJJ &J&.-»* &£ 



& { ij^ 0=4* ub** {%°y {ji 





c^y 



b Lsb^ 





«t> f * f ^ <^b <s*^ (#ji 

 v' c^«3 **~^ ^<\^ (3^ * 





urr 1 ls^ j^+^JjU^ |*° b ^ 



A* 



<UJ 



'J .T 



.X&J 



Ci^J^ 



^U/C (ji-X? iCjt'a. ^ &£^ r*^ 



♦or *i*»jUi b a&ii^Jj <uJiJ^ii| ^J| 



Translation. 



The fountain of God's favour came forth through the laudable efforts 



of a handful of humble men. 

 By the grace of God Mahmud began this work, and the difficult 



became easy. 



