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The increased number of materials, and the great interest which his 

 friends in Europe took in his important labours prevailed upon him 

 to enlarge the plan and to give, in the shape of extracts and notes, a 

 complete history of Mu/jammadan India, which was to fill no less 

 than twelve volumes, and would probably have far exceeded that 

 number. The following are his own words on the plan of the work. 



" The unexpected favour with which the first volume of this work 

 has been received by the orientalists of Europe, has induced the 

 author to extend his original plan, so as to admit of its embracing 

 not only a Bibliography of Historians, but a complete History of 

 MuAammadan India according to the following scheme. 



"Vols. I. and II. General Histories of Mohammedan India, 

 Guzerdt — Malwa — Deccan. 



" Vol. III. Arabs — Ghaznawides. 



" Vol. IV. Ghorians— Khiljis— Tuglaks. 



"Vol. V. Timur — Sayyids — Afghans. 



" Vols. VI. and VII. General Histories of the Timurian dynasty, 

 Mahrattas — Rohillas — Jats, &c. &c. 



" Vol. VIII. Timurians in their rise. Baber — Humayiin — Akber, 



" Vol. IX. Timurians in their splendour. Jahangyr — Shahjehan 

 — Aurangzeb. 



" Vol. X. Timurians in their decline. Bahadur Shah to Ahmad 

 Shah. 



" Vol. XL Timurians in their fall. 'Alamgyr II. — Shah 'Alam. 



" Vol. XII. Original extracts." 



All that is printed of the work on this extensive plan is an " Appen- 

 dix to the Arabs in Sindh, vol. III. part 1 . of the Historians of India. 

 Cape Town, 1853." This little volume contains a mass of the most 

 valuable information and interesting historical parallels on a period 

 on which it was not to be expected that so much light would ever 

 be thrown. 



But he has left an abundance of materials for the remaining 

 volumes ; and I will now endeavour to give an idea of those which I 

 have seen ; there are, however, many translations which I have not 

 had an opportunity of seeing. 



They may be divided into four classes. Papers ready for the 

 press, English notes, Persian extracts, and Persian works bearing 

 on the subject. 



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