114 Maulavi Abdul Wali —Archaeological remains in Rajshaln. [No. 2, 
as that at Bagha, bat smaller and built of solid stone instead of bricks. 
It has 6 domes and there are 2 pillars only along the centre of the in¬ 
terior. The arches are of the same shape as those in the Bagha 
mosque; there are nine arches lengthways and 8 arches transverse, in¬ 
cluding those cut into the side walls. At each end of the building 
there are 2 recess windows. On the east side are 3 doors. On the 
west side are 2 decorated recesses for the leaders of devotion, adorned 
with dark green stone into which ornamental devices, very elegant and 
chaste, have been carved. The mosque was roughly measured as 40 
haths long by 30 haths broad, and the walls of stone are 4f haths in 
depth. On the outside of massive stone there is very little ornamenta¬ 
tion. Over the middle doorway is an inscription of which I annex a 
copy to the following effect: “ May God pour forth blessings on the 
Prophet who said, “ The man that maketh a place for the worship of 
God on earth shall in turn be made happy by God in the day of judg¬ 
ment.” The founder of this mosque was a powerful and benevolent 
Emperor, one who was victorious in worldly and religious affairs, namely 
Abool Muzaffar Bahadur [Abu-1-Muzaffar Bahadur], son of Sultan Ma- 
hamed Gazee [Sultan Muhammad Ghazi]. May God keep him and 
his country and empire in safety. He was a mighty Emperor full of 
glory and had a large army. Constructed by Suleyman Bam in the 
year 903 of the Hegira 1 .” 
“ In the interior on the west side but to the north of the recesses 
are first a stone pulpit with stairs and next reaching to the north-west 
corner a stone Dargah with stairs. 
“ Rough sketches of these and of one of the pillars are attempted 
below. 
“ The pillars are massive as shown on the margin. The roof is 
overgrown with heavy jungle which threatens in time to bring down 
the whole building. This would be a great pity as the building is the 
finest and oldest of its kind in the district. Close to the mosque is an 
immense tank of fine clear water : it looks quite like a lake and is said 
to extend over an area of 70 bighas. If proper care were taken of this 
property it would be a most interesting and picturesque neighbourhood, 
but it has fallen into the the hands of a Hindu Mooktear [Mukhtar], 
who does not appear to find it worth his while to keep it in good order, 
“ The following is the popular tale about this mosque :— 
“ A zemindar, by name Chilman Mazumdar, who lived in Kalisaffa, 
Gaur, but the carvings of tbe latter exhibit greater skill and elegance. The qnes* 
tion of compelling the Kais of Bagha to do the repairs at his own cost is at present 
under consideration.—T. Bloch. 
I See below for a correct transcript and translation of this inscription* 
