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viii Lodi, with its fine gateway, copied from the Alai Darwaza of the Kuth Masjid.

This season’s tour has been very fruitful in the acqui­sition of Muhammadan inscriptions, amongst which I may mention the following novelties—


 * 2 of the Emperor Iltitmish from Kaman and Okhala.
 * 1 of Kutb-ud-din Aibak, dated in A.H. 608.
 * 2 of Ala-ud-din Mahammad Khalji—one in highly ornament­al Tughra characters, the other dated in A.H. 705.
 * 3 of Kutb-ud-din MubArak Khalji, dated 718, 718, and 720.
 * 1 of Fironz Tughlak, dated in A.H. 753.
 * 1 of Bahadur Nahar of MewAt, dated in A.H. 795 and 803.
 * 1 of Auhad Khan of BayAna, dated in A.H. 820.
 * 1 of Muhammad Khan Auhadi of BayAna, dated in A.H. 850.
 * 1 of Daud Khan Auhadi of BayAna, dated A.H. 861.
 * 1 of Sikandar Lodi from Jami Masjid at Khairpur, A.H. 900.
 * 1 of Ibrahim Lodi from Tahangarh, dated in A.H. 925.
 * 1 of Bibi Zarina (? mother of Sikandar Lodi) from Dholpur A.H. 942.
 * i of Islam Shah from Tahangarh, dated in A.H. 953.
 * 1 of Daulat Khan from Bayana, dated A.H. 961.

A. CUNNINGHAM.