297 
1873.] H. Blochmann— Geography and History of Bengal. 
The inscription confirms the histories, according to which Nu^rat Shah 
extended his authority over the whole of Northern Bihar ; and as Kharid 
lies on the right hank of the G’hagra, Nu^rat Shah must have tem¬ 
porarily held sway in the A’zamgarh District. 
Tire coinage of this king contains numerous varieties, among which 
there are several struck by him during the lifetime of his father. The 
latter coins are mostly of a rude type, and look debased ; besides, they are 
restricted to the Sundarban mint town of Khalifatabad (Bagherhat) and 
to Fatliabad. They either indicate an extraordinary delegation of power 
or point to a successful rebellion. 
1. Vide PI. IX., No. 10. Silver. Weight, 15406 grains. Khalifat- 
abad , 922, A. H. (As. Soc of Bengal). Circular areas ; no margin. 
Obverse.— y) 5 booJf j*c b JkL^Jf 
BeVERSE.— odA ^Ikl-Jl 
«• 
<1 r r ^WiiuU. 
3. Vide PI. IX., No. 11. New variety. Silver. Weight, 163T4 
grains. Mint town ?. A. H., 927. (Cabinet, As. Soc. of Bengal.) Circular 
areas ; no margin. 
Obverse.— y\ ^Ua.1—It ^j 0 llal«J| 
Bevtcb.se. — <Xxl./o &JJ| ad^ ^, j t | 
<5 r v <xkP.Lj j 
3. Vide PL IX, No. 12. New variety. Silver. Weight, 162 952 
grains. No mint town, or year. Circular areas, and scollops in the margin. 
The characters are neat. (As. Soc. Bengal.) 
Obverse. —As in the preceding. 
BEVERSE.—£ S ^J ] (Xl^- t* )(hl.,3.| 
I am doubtful as to the correctness of the last words yad i Hurmuzd , 
c by the hand (engraved by) Hurmuzd.’ The characters, though smaller, are 
clear, and yet it is difficult to suggest anything else. 
The years of the three Nu^rat Sliahis published by Marsden and Laidley 
are not clear; they may be 924 (Marsden) and 927, or 934 and 927. The 
Cabinet of the As. Soc. of Bengal, besides the above, contains six different 
types, among which there is a silver coin struck at Nugratabad , 924 A. H., 
but it is not clear to what locality this new name was applied. 
Nuyrat Shah’s name as prince seems to have been Na^b Khan ; at last 
this would explain why the histories call him Na^b Shall. 
He was succeeded by his son 
XXIII. ’Ala'uddi'n Abul Muzaffar Fi'ru'z Sha'h (III). 
The Kalnah inscription (A. H. 939) of this king, which I published in 
the Journal, for lt>72, Pt. I, p. 332, is of some importance, and I now give 
a plate of it (vide PI. VII, No. 2). The name of this king is only 
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