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iBfcriptioo :. ^* The Prince Mub ammed^Ghazi, in fplendor like 

 "the fun, under whofe fhade the world fought a Qielter* By the 

 '^' face of his all-deilroying fabre, in half the twinkling' of an eye, he took. 

 ^* the mader-or-the- field from Nizam' Shah.."' This infcription was 

 crafed by the order of Aitrengzeb, who had the' followipg one fub- 

 Hituted for it: ^' Shah Aalumgir Ghazi, emperor of kings, who 

 '^ red'ored judice and conquered ^he -fovereigns of 'the D'ekkan, re- 

 '^^ diiced B/japur",, Fortune fmiled on him, and vidory exclaimed; 

 ^* he has fubdiied the mafter- of- the- field. ". The- date of the con- 

 queil is exprelTed by thefe word^ \ji^} J^\ j j ] ^^^,^(x (t) " he foo'k. 

 the riiafter-of-the field" and is " 1096 Hij.ri/' The date cut on the 

 gun is logy, (u) Tlie neatncfs of the chronogram is a fufficient 

 excufe for the rnidake of one year, ■. There is an annual refort 

 of Hinclas to-' this gang.; and it b.as a few conllant attendants 

 Wiho place flowers and p-erfume^ in and about it. There is a 

 -=/ery ancient but fubllantial. fidgdh (v) in the fort built by Yl'^j? 

 Aadil Shah. 



Of the buildings in- tlie Citadel, all are in ruins, excepMa beautiful 

 little mofque built by ALtAAoiL Shah.' The infide is of finely po- 

 l lifhed black granite-, very neatly carved, and on the fides of the 

 cabah, are feveral well executed fctrlptures of ' different rnofques. The 

 mofl confpicuous objedl here is a lofty edifice called Beft Kenciee, 

 or feven-flories, in one of which is a drawing on the wall of Ali- 

 Aadil-Shah, and Ramb-h A- a dancing- girl. This was part of that Sul- 

 tan's Palace, and the entrance to it Is through a grand court 

 340 yards long by 80 broad. Front of the DhobUMakl, another 



(0 {^ \ Jt.f w^Ll tnfans liicrally King af Uie Field, ^.^\, appears Iiera, aad in p. 4JS, to ba 



confounded witlk ,,.^C. (, which ceitnliily^signifies," ?«flj/e/-, oaner, proprietor j Sic. Ed. 



(n) A. D. 1C85. 



(v) Place wh«i8ii«tffo priacipslMah «nim»Hnn Tirfeff c'r feasts ax« cilcbtJilcd, 



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