20G T. W. H. Tolbort —History of the Portuguese in India. [No. 3, 
Basatin us Salatin. This is also a modern manuscript (1824), but the 
preface enumerates the authorities from which it was compiled. 
Muntakhab i Tawarikh i Bahri, containing a history of the Nizamshahi 
dynasty. 
Tarfkh i Sultan Muhammad Qutbshahi, a history of the Qutbshahi dy¬ 
nasty of Golkonda ; an abridgement of this is also given in Brigg’s Firishtah. 
Mr. Bird in his account of Bijapiir refers to another history the “ Tarikh i 
Haft kursi” and also to the “ Tarikh. i Asad Khani,” which he appears to 
consider as the same work under a different name. He says that the “ Ta¬ 
rikh i Haft kursi” was written in the reign of ’All ’Adil Shah II. (1656 to 
1672). 
1 have not seen any of these manuscript histories ef the Dakhin states, 
but mention them as to some extent bearing on the subject. The names 
given by Portuguese authors are frequently unintelligible until compared 
with Persian accounts. But it is not likely that any of these histories give 
more than casual allusions to the Portuguese. 
Passing from the Dakhin to the Muajiul histories— 
The Tabaqat i Akbari contains a few references to the Portuguese, in¬ 
cluding an account of King Bahadur’s death. It refers also to the construc¬ 
tion of the Surat fort against the depredations of the Portuguese. 
The Akbarnamah refers to King Bahadur’s death, and gives some ac¬ 
count of the Jesuit missions at Akbar’s court. Probably it contains other 
references to the Portuguese, but I have not yet examined the Akbarnamah. 
I hope Mr. Blochmann, who is so well acquainted with the Persian histories 
of this period, will add some further account of these references. The Insha 
i Abulfazl contains a letter from Akbar, a translation of which is given by 
Hough in his second volume, page 261. This is said to have been intended 
for the King of Portugal, but the address in my copy of the Insha is “ Da- 
nayan i Farang,” as though intended for the Jesuits. 
The Muntakhab ul-tawarlkh of Badaoni also refers to Diu and to the 
Jesuit missions at Akbar’s court. Mr. Blochmann’s extracts, attached in a 
note to the 77th Ain, read with the Jesuit account, give a vivid picture of 
Akbar and his court. 
The Dabistan contains an account of the Christian religion derived from 
the Portuguese priests, and gives a sample of the discussions before Akbar. 
The Tuzuk i Jahangir! alludes in several places to Muqarrab Khan and 
to Surat affairs. One passage appears to refer to the attack by Azevedo on 
Downton’s ships in 1614. Elsewhere the Tuzuk refers to presents from the 
Portuguese and to some Portuguese in Jahangir’s employ. 
The Padishahnamah, page 433, Yol. I, gives a detailed account of the 
siege and capture of Hiigli. Farther on, this is again referred to in letters 
to Nazr Muhammad Khan, the ruler of Balkh, and to the Shah of Persia. At 
