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 an effective one. It was the last large mausoleum to be erected near Delhi, and cost thirty thousand pounds sterling. Safdar Jang's successors were Independent of Delhi, and preferred to be burled at Lucknow.

Mujāhidpur. — On the left of the road, shortly after It leaves this tomb, Is the tomb of Najaf Khan, the only brave man and good general that the declining days of the Moghal Empire knew. Then appear various buildings, which are best described In a panoramic view, at the fourth furlong after leaving mile seven, just before the road reaches a small village, Mujahldpur.

To the right, near a white building among some trees. Is a pale dome on the mausoleum of Firoze Shah ; then appears, further away, a dargah, or shrine, In Mahomedpur. Across the road, at some distance, the marble dome of Humayun's tomb stands up ; another dome, with small pavilions around and on the top, among some trees, marks the tomb of a Sayyad king, Mubarik Shah, who died nearly five hundred years ago. Lastly, there Is the Moth-kl-MasjId, a mosque with the usual three domes. The other buildings are of little Interest.

Mile Nine. — At mile nine from Delhi, and two from the Kutb Minar, the tomb of Firoze