1874.] H. Blochmann— Geography and History of Bengal. —No. II. 299 
The first inscription is dated 15th fafar, 894, and is from Goamalti 
Factory, within the precincts of Gaur. The letters are beautiful. 
No. 5. The Firuz Shah (II) Inscription of Goamalti. ATI. 894. 
Mr. Westmacott says—“ I think it most probable that the slab belong- 
“ ed originally to a mosque of which the ruins lie a couple of a hundred 
“ yards S. E. of the Factory. A row of four granite pillars, ten feet apart, 
“ and a corresponding pillaster ; the northern wall built of brick with a 
“ course of granite, some of which is cut into a moulding; and a pinnacle 
“ at the south-western angle, still remain to shew that it was a fine build- 
“ ing, with probably ten domes, in two rows, the length of the building 
“ from N. to S. being divided by the row of pillars. It has been 
“ deeply trenched, probably for the bricks. It is about a hundred yards 
“ to the eastward of an embankment which extends northwards, past 
“ Sa’dullahpur, to the tomb of Shaikh Akin Sirajuddin, commonly call- 
“ ed Jhunjliuniyah, at Komolabari, at the N. W. angle of Sagardig’hl. 
“ Southwards I do not know the line of the embankment. It is called 
“ ‘ garh,’ or ‘ fort.’ Goamalti lies about 5 miles S. of the station of Eng¬ 
lish Bazar, and was the residence of the archaeologist Mr. Creighton, 
“ who has written a monograph on Gaur. Three of Mr. Creighton’s 
“ children are buried at Goamalti, A. 1). 1800 and 1802.” 
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Firuz Sliah, the king,—may God perpetuate his kingdom and his rule and elevate his 
condition and dignity!—on the 15tli Safar, 894 [18th January, 1489]. 
I have also since found in the coin cabinet of our Society a rather defaced 
specimen of a Firuz Shahi of 893, as figured onp. 288 of last year’s Journal. 
It weighs 163'37 grains. 
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No. G. Another Firuz Shah Inscription from Mctldah. 
Mr. Westmacott’s second inscription of this king is from the Ivatrah, 
or the old Fort, of Old Maldah. Buchanan says, it was a sarai, but it seems 
to be fortified. The date of the inscription is illegible. 
