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| No. | Findspot | Dynasty | King | Date | Language and Script | Remarks |
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| 1 | Ajmer.—Rajputana Museum. Slab in the Museum. |
Mughal | Aurangzeb | ….. |
Persian, Nasta‘liq. |
State that ‘ this place ’ was constructed for the sake of God by Muḥammad Amin, Son of Shamsu‘d Din Muḥammad Qunā in order that the inhabitants and general public might derive benefit from it.
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| 2 | Gangwana.—Slab built into step-well . |
…. | …. | A. H.1024=1615-16 A. D. |
Persian verse, Nasta‘līq. |
Partially damaged. States that Gajpat Khān constructed a sardābah which yielded sweet and pure water and that its date was found in the words’ flowing bounty’ |
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| 3 | Calcutta.—Indian Museum. Slab in the Museum, No.1. |
…. | …. | A. H..606. Dhi’l Ḥajja 13=1210 A. D., Jane 3. |
Arabic, Naskh |
States that this is the grave of the pious, the fortunate, the martyr, Makhdūm Jumālu’d Dīn Shihābu’l Islūm Masūd. son of Aḥmad, son of Muḥammad al-‘Aṭā, who died on the given date. |
| 4 | Do. No. 2. From Persia | …. | …. | A. H..654, Muḥarram=1256, A. D. Jan. Feb. | Do | Much damaged. Contents not clear. Seems to be an epitaph mentioning Amīr al-A’zam al-Mu‘azzam Jalālu’l Islām Wal’ Muslimīn Shaikh Dhu’n Nūn. |
| 5 | Do. No.3. From Sirsa, Punjab | Tughluq | Muḥammad | A. H..792, Jumādī I 9=1332 A. D., Feb.7. |
Persian verse, Naskh | Fragmentary and much damaged. Seems to records the erection of a structure, probably a fort, by Muḥammad bin Tughluq Shāh. The construction was deemed necessary for the stability of the kingdom. |
| 6 | Do. No.4. From Biharsharif, Patna District, Bihar. |
Do | Muḥammad Shāh | A. H. 792=1389-90 A. D. |
Do | States that during the reign of the illustrious King Muḥammad Shāh, such a pleasant mosque was constructed by Khwāja Diyā,son of Ulā. |
| 7 | Do. No. 5. From Gaur, Malda District, West Bengal. |
Sultāns of Bengal | Bārbak Shāh | A. H. 865, Jumādī I 10=1461 A. D., February 21. |
Arabic, Naskh | States that the mosque was constructed during the reign of the just malik, the King, Ruknu’d Dunyā wa’d Din Abu’l Mujāhid Bārbak Shāh, son of Maḥmūd Shāh by Khān-iMu’azzam Khurshīd, chief of the royal guards. |
| 8 | Do. No. 6. From Mirganj, Malda District, West Bengal. |
Do. | Do. | A. H.. 870=1465-66 A. D. |
Do. | Records the erection of a mosque by Khān-i-Mu’azzam Ajyāl Khān during the reign of Ruknu’d Dunyā wad Dīn Abu’l Muzzaffar Bārbak Shāh, son of Maḥmūd Shāh. |
| 9 | Do. No. 7. From near Mahdipur, Malda District, West Bengal. |
Do. | Yūsuf Shāh | A. H.. 884=1479-80 A. D. |
Arabic Thulth |
States that this Jāmi’ mosque was constructed by the great and just king Shamsu’d Dunyā wa’d Dīn Yūsuf Shāh, son of Abu’l Muzaffar Bārbak Shāh. Son of Maḥmūd Shā |
