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a bright star of justice and religion, the defender of Kings and Princes, the 

 protector of the faithful, Khan Mahamud Zafir Khan. God grant him victory 

 against his enemies and bless his Race on the 1st Mohurura seven hundred 

 and thirteen Hijeerah." 



The following is a translation of the Khur seen amah preserved by the 

 Khadems attached to the tomb, two of whom are appointed as Muta- 

 wulees by the Court of the Sudder Nizamut Adawlut and hold Rent- 

 free lands in Nuddea and Hugh. " Shah Zafir Khan Gauzee, accom- 

 panied by his nephew (sister's side) Shah Soofee, leaving his connections 

 at Mundgaun, Pergunnah Konwar Portup, Chaklah Muksoosabad, came 

 to Bengal for the purpose of converting infidels to the Mahomedan 

 faith. Having made a proselyte of Raja Man Nriputi, he was killed in 

 a battle fought with Raja Bhoodev at Hugh. His head was left on the 

 field and his body was buried at Triveni. Ugwhan Khan, son of the 

 aforesaid Shah Zafir Khan Ghazee, having marched against the Raja 

 of Hugh in Sircar Satgram, conquered him, converted the infidels to 

 Mahomedanism, and married his daughter. After some time Ugwhan 

 Khan also died at Triveni. The descendants of the Khanzadeh are still 

 in existence. The title of Khan was conferred by Feroze Shah." 

 At Pundooa there is a mosque or monument of Shah Soofee, who 

 was nephew of Feroze Shah of Delhi, and the Aymadars claim the 

 Rent-free Kusbah as descendants. They hold a document from which 

 it appears that their title has existed for 500 years. This corresponds 

 with the date of the inscription on Zafir Khan's tomb and is good 

 evidence that Zafir Khan and Shah Soofee were contemporaries. His- 

 tory is silent as to the professed object of the visit of these two con- 

 nections of the royal family of Delhi to this part of Bengal, and the 

 chasm is not supplied by the following legend. A Mahomedan subject 

 of a Hindu Raja on a certain festival in honor of his son used cow's 

 flesh. The Raja slew the son. The father resorted to the Court of 

 Delhi and told his tale to Feroze Shah, who immediately sent an army 

 to Bengal against the Raja, commanded by Zafir Khan and his nephew 

 Shah Soofee. The Raja's name was Bhoodev Nriputi, with whom a 

 battle was fought at a place called Mahanud near Satgram, about 8 

 miles west of Triveni, where Zafir Khan's army was victorious. There 

 is another curious legend connected with Zafir Khan. He was in 



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