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years. I am inclined to think that the coin with the name of Mahmud 
on it was struck by him. I read the date on this coin as 961 A. H. 
See fig. 18, pi. II. The unit word and figure are both almost gone. 
The reverse of No. 28, pi. I, is, however, precisely similar and gives 961 
undoubtedly which is two years before the accession of Akbar. No 
wonder the Rev. J. Loewenthal said, “ There is, however, great confu¬ 
sion in all the dates of Kashmirian History,” p. 280, I. A. B. S. 1864. 
Narayan Kol states that Habib Khan became king of Kashmir in 960. 
In 961 he committed great mistakes in the administration of justice, so 
that the pillars of State became ashamed of him. Hence ’All Khan put 
the crown on the head of Ghazi Khan his brother. This was the beginning 
of the Chakk dynasty. ’Azam puts the beginning of the Cliakk dynasty 
in 962 A. H. He calls Habib son of Ismail Shah while Narayan 
Kol gives Shams-ud-Din (Ismail’s brother) as the name of his father. 
If Narayan Kol be correct then the coin of Mahmud may be assigned to 
Habib. It is not uncommon for a king to rule in one name and for his 
coins to bear another. The Islam Shah of the coins is the Salim Shall 
of history. There is, according to Lieutenaut Newall, an inscription of 
Habib’s in Kashmir dated 981 A. H. I. A. B. S. 1864. But Newall 
himself makes Habib die in 1557 A. D. = 965 A. H. By the way he 
calls Nadir Shall Tarkh Shall. For my text I am indebted to Farishtah 
and I have followed him. Narayan Kol cannot be right as to the length 
of Habib’s reign. For as we have seen Akbar was reigning in India and 
he ascended the throne in 963 A. H. When authorities are so conflicting 
and coins cannot be trusted, it is hard to come to a decision as to what 
is correct.) 
G-hdzi Shah .—Ghazi Shah by reason of leprosy had lost his voice, his 
fingers were nearly dropping off and his teeth were much decayed. 
In 968 A. H. Fath Chakk, Lauhar Vankari and other Kashmiris 
coming under the suspicion of Grhazi Shah betook themselves to the 
mountains. Husain Chakk brother of Grhazi Shah was sent with 2,000 
men to pursue them. As it was winter the rebels perished : some few who 
escaped fled to Khatwar, but becoming uneasy there, they sought refuge 
with Husain Chakk who entreated forgiveness for them from Grhazi 
Shall, who not only forgave them but bestowed lands on them. In 970 
Grhazi Slnih, leaving Kashmir went to Lar. Thence he sent Fath Khan 
Chakk, Nasir Kibatu and his own son Ahmad Khan together with some 
nobles to invade Great Tibet. When they got within five koss of Tibet 
Kalan, Fath Khan Chakk, without obtaining permission from Ahmad 
Khan left the army and went into the city. Inasmuch as the Tibetans 
did not desire war, they were ready to make great presents to him, 
and he quickly came out from the midst of them. Ahmad Khan seeing 
