1874], H. Bloclimann —Geography and History of Bengal. —No. II. 309 
The Prophet, &c., &c., (as above). This Jami’ mosque was built in the time of the 
king, the son of the king [Nagiruddunya] w addin Abul Muzaffar N u 9 r a t 
Shah, the king, son of Husain Shah, the king—may God perpetuate his kingdom 
and his rule ! Its builder is Majlis Siraj #### 
Of Nu£rat Shah’s coinage I have given on PI. XIII five new varieties 
from the Cabinet of the As. Society. The legend is the same on all of 
them, dates and mint towns excepted. 
Obverse— j .)f j hpjJf ^LkUJi 
Reverse— sr-a <xCl/o 
M 
Obverse —The king, son of a king, N a 9 i r u d d u n y a waddin Abul Muzaffar 
Reverse—N u 9 r a t Sliah, the king, son of Husain Sliah, the king, the Husaini, 
—may God perpetuate his kingdom and his rule ! 
No. 5, PI. XIII, weighs only 160-06 grains, and resembles No. 6 , which 
weighs 164’32 grains. Both specimens are struck at Nuqratabad, and No. 6 
hears the date 930 A. H. Nos. 7, 8 , 9 are of rude manufacture, and weigh 
163'97, 163"8, 163*72 grains, respectively. They belong to the time be¬ 
fore the death of Nu£rat Shah’s father ; for they bear the dates 923 (No. 9) 
and 924 (Nos. 7, 8 ). In all of them the figure 2 is inverted, and has there¬ 
fore the same shape as a 6 ( 1 ). No. 7 seems to bear on the obverse the 
mint-town ol Khalifatabad. 
On comparing the artistic skill displayed by the die-cutters with that 
of the engravers of Bengal inscriptions of the same period, one cannot help 
being surprised at the deficiency and absolute want of the former and the 
high perfection of the latter. 
Ghiya'suddi'n Abul Muzaffar Mahmu'd Sha'h (III). 
(Twenty-fourth king.) 
I mentioned above that the reign of this king commenced in the end 
of 939. This is proved by the following coin—■ 
Vide PL XIII, No. 10 . Silver. Weight, 167'53 grains. (Col. H. 
Hyde). A. H. 939. Husainabad. 
Obverse—H i uP 4 ^ J AAl 
Circular Area in the middle of Obverse and Reverse — 
%• 
Obverse —The king, son of a king, Gliiyas uddunya waddin Abul Mu¬ 
zaffar Mali mud Shah, 
Reverse —The king, son of Sultan Husain Shall, the king,—may God perpetuate 
his kingdom and his rule ! Husainabad, 939. 
Circular area on Obverse and Reverse. —The royal moon. 
A daughter of Mahmud Shall was married to Khizr Khan,* Slier 
Khan’s governor of Bengal. 
* Vide Dowson IV, 390, where he is called ‘ Bairak,’ and V, 115, where he is called 
* Surk.’ 
