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these Calculations, that the Northern System was rent (A.D. 246-47). In this year, however, the still used in Southern India up to A. D. 804, the given tithi ended, according to the Purnimanta thbrication of this grant cannot be placed arrangement, on Sunday, 'the 24th January earlier than the commencement of the ninth A.D. 247, at about 19 gh. 51 p.; and, by the century A.D.I S
Amanta arrangement, on Monday, the 22nd No. 14.
February, at about 51 gh. 50 p. In the Tanjoro oopperplate grant of the If it should be argued that the details of th Western Ganga king Arivarman, or more Saka year are wrong, owing to a confusion be. properly Harivarman, published by me in this tween the Northern and Southern Systems of the Journal, Vol. VIII. p. 212 ff., with Plate, the date cycle, and that we have to take the Prabhava (lines 10 f., 18 f.) is - Saka-kalê nav-ôttara-shash- samvatsara of the Northern System, then the ţir éka-sata-gatêshu' Prabhava-samvatsar-abhya- given detaile have to be calculated, with the basis ntarê....PhAlgun-Amâvâsya-Bhrigu. of Saka-Satvat 175 expired, for 176 current(A.D.
Irê] Revati nakshatré Vriddhi-yôgê Vșisha- 253-54); since, by the Tables, the Prabhara sanibha-lagnê, -" in the Saka era, when there bave vatsara was current at the commencement of Baks. gone by one hundred years increased by sixty Samvat 177 current; and, by Mr. Sh. B. Dikshit's raised by nine; in the Prabhava samvatsara ; Tables, it actually commenced in Saka-Samvat ............ on Bhriguv&ra, which is the 176 current, on Sunday, the 20th November, A.D. new-moon tithi of the month) PhAlguna; under 253, considerably before the month Phalguna. the Rêvati nakshatra; in the Vriddhi yoga ; in In this year, however, the given tithi ended, ac. the Vrishabha lagna.
cording to the Párnimanta arrangement, on This gives us, for calculation, Saka-Samvat 169 Sunday, the 5th February, A.D. 254, at about 23 expired, and 170 ourrent (A.D. 247-48); the gh. 12 p.; and, according to the Amdnta arrangePrabhava san vataara, current; the month ment, on Monday, the 6th March, at about 46 gh. PhAlguna (ordinarily February March); the new. 57 p. moon tithi, 1.e. the fifteenth tithi of the dark In no way, therefore, can Friday be obfortnight, and Friday. Also, the Rêvati nak- tained, as required by the record. And this shatra ; the Vriddhi yoga; and the Vpishabba result gives the strongest possible confirmation of lagna; but, in the face of the results for the week. the opinion expressed by me when editing this day, I have not thought it worth while to get inscription, and previously by Dr. Burnell, that these details worked out.
this is a spurious record. For the reasons given By the Southern System of the Cycle, the under No. 13 above, in connection with the Prabhava samvatsara wae Saka-Samvat 170 Mudyanúr grant, the fabrication of it cannot current (A. D. 247-48), in agreement with the well be placed earlier than A.D. 804. And record. In this year, however, with the basis of Dr. Burnell's opinion was, that it should be Saka-Saravat 169 expired, the given tithi, Phal. referred to about the tenth century, A.D. guna krishpa 15, ended according to the Parng.
J. F. FLEET. mdata northern arrangement of the lunar fort. nights, on Saturday, the 12th February, A.D.
HAKIM QAANI. 248, at about 13 ghatis, 8 palas, after mean-sun- Hakim Qaani is one of the most popular of rise, for Bombay, and, by the Amanta arrange- the modern Persian poets. His name is Mirza ment, on Sunday, the 12th March, at about 48 Habibu'llah, poetically styled Qaant. Origi. gh. Il p.
nally the poet styled himself Habib, but was If it should be argued that the given year, Saka- induced to change his takhallues to Q&ant in Saat 169, is wrongly quoted in the record as honour of Aaktå Qlan Mirza, one of the sons of an expired year, in which case, however, the Husain 'Ali Mirza, Shuj&-uddauleh, who specially name of the sasivatsara would have to be altered patronized the poet: The biographical work from Prabhava, the first aan vatsara of one cycle called Ganj Shayagan,' p. 362, calls his father into Kahaya, the last of the preceding cycle, Mirza Abal-Hnean, poetically styled Gulshan, then the given details have to be caloulated, with but the Majma'-ul-Fasehd, in the biographical the basis of Suka-Sunnvat 168 expired, for 169 eur notice of Qadni, calls his father Mirza Muhammed
* Read mav-éttara shashty adhik-aika-tatishu varsh. South Indian Palmography. p. 34. shu gatish.
The Ganj Shdyagan is a biography of the poets who • Whatever may be the opinion held as to the exact eulogised the Sadr Aram, Mirza Aga Khan Nort, and... locality to which this record belonge, and as to the meri- 1 was compiled in A.H. 1972 by Mirz& Taher, poetically dian for which the dotails quoted in it should be com- styled Sh'art, and otherwise known as the Dibloheh puted, of course the time will not in any instance be Nigd. This work was lithographed at Tehran shortly earlier than the time for Bombay.
after it was compiled.
