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H. Blochmann —Geography and History of Bengal. [No. 3, 
This building was ordered to be erected during the days of the reign of the 
Majlis i ’All, the great Khan, the exalted Khaqan, ’Izzul haq waddin, the help of 
Islam and the Muslims, the helper of princes and kings, Abul Fath Tughril, the 
Royal, may God perpetuate his reign ! The slave, Mubarak Khan, the Treasurer,— 
may God grant acceptance ! 
In the month of Muharram, 640, [July, 1242, A.D.] 
The inscription is a large slab of basalt, and is at present in the 
Bihar Museum. It was found let into brick work on the north side of the 
great Dargah, to protect the doorway from rain. A photozincograph of it 
was published by me in this Journal for 1871, Pt. I, Ph vii. 
It is of interest to remark that South Bihar was under the Lak’hnauti 
governors from Bakhtyar Khilji’s time. 
Tughril in 631 (A. D. 1233-34) succeeded Saifuddin Aibak as governor 
of Lak’hnauti, in which office he continued till the 5th Zi Qa’dah 642 (or 4th 
April, 1245), on which day he was forced to cede his office to Qamaruddin 
Timur Ivhan. Tughril was appointed to Audli; and Timur Khan remained 
in Lak’hnauti till 29th Shawwal, 644, (or 9th March, 1247) on which day 
both he and Tughril died. # 
The following are the governors of Bengal from Saifuddin Aibak to 
Bughra Khan. The dates differ slightly from Mr. Thomas’s list on p. 8 of 
his ‘ Chronicles.’ 
Saifuddin Aibak. Dies at Lak’hnauti in 631. Tabq., p. 239. 
’Izzuddin Abul Fath Tughril Tughan Khan, governor from 631 to 5th 
Zi Qa’dah, 642. Tabq ., p. 245. He withdraws to Audh, and dies on the 
29th Shawwal, 644. 
Qamaruddin Timur Khan, governor from 5th Zi Qa’dah, 642, to 29th 
Shawwal, 644, when he, too, dies. Tabq., p. 246. 
Ikhtiyaruddin Yuzbak Tughril Khan, proclaims himself king under the 
title of Sultan Mughisuddin. Perishes in Kamrup. Tabq ., p. 263. No 
dates are given. 
Jalaluddin Mas’ud, Malik Jam Kliilji Khan, becomes governor on the 
18th Zi Qa’dah, 656 (or 17th Nov., 1258). Tabq ., pp. 206, 225. 
’Izzuddin Balban, was governor in 657, in which year he was attacked 
by Tajuddin Arsalan Khan Sanjar i Khwarazmi, who, however, was captured 
or killed by ’Izzuddin. Tabq., p. 267.f 
are of little value, and are moreover incomplete, so that I can only give my read¬ 
ings and translations of the Bihar inscriptions. They are marked ‘ B. C.’ (Bihar 
Collection.) 
* Tabaqdt i Nagiri, pp. 245, 246, where Tughril is called Tughril TugMn Khan. 
Hence the tdrikh on p. 246 is wrong, and for sin we have to read mim. ‘ Tughril’ 
signifies a kind of falcon or hawk, and tughril shudan, like shunqdr shudan, means 
‘ to die.’ c Shunqar’ also is a kind of falcon. 
f Hence Tajuddin Arsalan Khan should not be put among the governors of 
Bengal. 
