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of the Bengal Firuz Shah on one side and that of the Dihli Firuz Shah on 
the other. We often find slabs with Hindu carving’s on one side and 
Muhammadan inscriptions on the other; hut I have not heard of a 
Muhammadan inscription having been treated so ; for it is repugnant to the 
feelings of a Muslim to have God’s name walled up. The slab is now 
considered an infallible cure for evil spirits of all sorts. 
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1. This auspicious building was renewed in the reign of the justice-fostering 
king, 
2. The lord of the world, Firuz Shah, through whom niches and pulpits 
[i. e., mosques] flourished, 
3. Through the exertion and at the request of the special slave, (who is) the 
Reporter (band) of the District, in the time of the just king, 
4. An angelic man, a noble whose guarantee is sufficient, a wise man, renowned 
in the seven realms. 
5. Seven Hundred years have passed away of the Era of the Hijrah, and sixty- 
one besides. 
6 . May the king on the throne of power remain for ever victorious and successful, 
as (indicated) by his name ! 
The following two inscriptions are of importance for the history of the 
Dihli empire. 
No. 39. Tice Muhammad Shah Inscription of Bihar. A. H. 792. 
This inscription belongs to the ruined mosque in Kabir-uddinganj, the 
most northern Mahallah of the town of Bihar. The mosque has three 
cupolas, the centre one circular, the others octagonal. Two of its lofty 
minarets have fallen down. 
Regarding the king, vide Mr. Thomas, ‘ Chronicles,’ p. 306. The metre 
(long ramal ) precludes the possibility of an error in the date. 
1 . In tlio time of the reign of S h a h M u h a m m a d, the illustrious, this Masjid 
became generally used, (by) the grace of God, the Creator. 
2. When Khwajah Ziya, son of’Ala, erected this edifice, it was 792 after the 
llijrah. (A D. 1390.) 
