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 C 128 ] nastv, bv whose orders the work was written by Ased khan of Lar. The second of the contents of the volume is a compendium of the History of Hindustan from the creation to the 40th year of the reign of Aurangzeb Alemgir or Hij. 1 107. The Author's name is not mentioned but he des« cribes himself as the Translator of the Sinhasan Battisi an# the story of Padmavati and of a Rdji* tali or list of Hindu kings into persian. Y.—TarikhAli Adil Shah. Small Octavo.— Naslalik. A History of part of the reign of Ali Adil Shah the second, and last prince but one of this dynasty : composed by his orders by Seid nur Allah. The value of this work, and of the first tract in No. IV. will be better appreciated by the following note from Scott's History of the Dekhin. "The history of the reigns subsequent to that of Ibrahim Adil Shah second, the Translator laments being too concise, but more detailed accounts were not to be obtained, though no enquiries have been spared in the search for them." 1. p. 342. VI.— Tarikh Alem Arai Abbasi. 1 vol. folio.— 'Suls Cft.— The history of Abbas the great, in two parts, %he first divided into three Boojts commencing with the