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enquiries, especially as later historians (e. g., Khqfi Khan) adopt the 

 chronology of the Tabaqdt. The dates given in the Akbarnamah on 

 the other hand, are mostly solar, and rest upon the computations of 

 Shah Fathullah of Shiraz (vide Am Translation, p. 38). Farishtah 

 professes to follow the Akbarnamah, though he has used the Tabaqdt ; 

 and so have other historians done, as the authors of the Saldtin 

 i Chagatdi and the Khuldgatuibawdrikh. 



On the whole, the chronology of Akbar's reign requires a thorough 

 investigation; and unless a sufficient number of MSS. of the Tabaqdt, 

 the Akbarnamah, and Baddoni, be examined, we cannot expect to 

 possess correct dates for his reign. 



The introduction of Akbar' s Solar Era, and its limited use, have 

 also been the cause of much confusion. Thus Jahangir in his ' Me- 

 moirs' says that his son Shahjahan was born in A. H. 999, or the 

 36th year of Akbar. But the fact is that the 36th (solar) year of 

 Akbar corresponds to A. H. 1000, in the third month of which Sluih- 

 jahan was born. 



Another source of confusion is this, that the date of proclamation of 

 an emperor does not always coincide with the official date of his jidiis 

 (accession), and the striking of coins. This holds especially for the 

 reign of Aurangzeb, the dates of which are not always trustworthy. 



In some cases, lastly, chronological differences may be traced to the 

 copyists of the MSS. Their mistakes are confined to certain numbers. 

 Thus /^Hrf bistum and /♦■^•^ hashtum, *x£*£> hashtum and 

 *^aa haftum, *£>& shashum and ^^» shactum, j± do and &<$ dah, &*» 

 sih and ^-^ si, are frequently interchanged. 



The Historians after Jahangir appear to have paid some attention 

 to the chronology of former kings. The author of the Padishah- J 

 ndmah especially has devoted a long chapter (Edition Bibl. Indical,, J 

 pp. 41 to 80) to the chronology of the Tittnirides, which chapter may 

 advantageously be read by those who take a deeper interest in Indian 

 history. 



The following notes which refer chiefly to the genealogy of the 

 Tiniuridcs, are compiled from the Alcbarndmah, Baddoni, Faridlah, 

 the Tazuh i Jahdngiri, the Iqbdlndmah, the Pddishdhndmah, the Mir- 

 dtuVdlam, and Khqfi Khan. The remarks owe their origin to n 

 which 1 am the habit of taking when reading the editions of 



