Indian Antiquary Vol 50

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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FEB., 1921 ]
HISTORY OF THE NIZAM SHAH KINGS OF AĦMADNAGAR
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Shah I, when he was released by the command of that king and went to Bijapur where he still (A.H. 1000=A.D. 1591-92) lives.
Miran Shah Haidar, having been disappointed of assistance from Nazir-ul-Mulk and Makhdům Khyâja Jahân, joined his brothers in Bijâpûr, and there died.
LV.-THE CHARACTER OF BURHÄN NigÂM SHAH. Sayyid 'Ali, after praising Burhan Nizam Shah for his generosity, his valour, his conversion to the Shi'ah faith, his invariable success in war, and other qualities, enumerates the forts which he captured. 194. He explains that in the Dakan, qal'ah means & fort built on a hill, and hisdr, & fort built on a plain. The enumeration is as follows (1) the hill fort of Rola Chola, (2) the hill fort of Kâchtân, (3) the hill fort of Kâtra, (4) the hill fort of Anki, (5) the hill fort of Kondhana, (6) the hill fort of Purandhar, (7) the hill fort of Rohera, (8) the hill fort of Kherdrug, (9) the hill fort of Alang-Karang, (10) the hill fort of Râmsej, (11) the hill fort of Aundhyâtya, (12) the hill fort of Mårkonda, (13) the hill fort of Kohei, (14) the hill fort of Bola, (15) the hill fort of Haholi, (16) the hill fort of Trimbak, (17) the hill fort of Anjtr, (18) the hill fort of Bhorap, (19) the hill fort of Karkara, (20) the hill fort of Haris, (21) the hill fort of Jadhan, (22) the hill fort of Antár, (23) the hill fort of Gâlna, (24) the hill fort of Chåndher, (25) the hill fort of Rajdher, (26) the hill fort of Påli, (27) the hill fort of Ratangarh, (28) the hill fort of DhorapWanki, (29) the hill fort of Vanjarki, (30) the fort of Anhawant, (31) the fort of Salâpûr. (32) the fort of Parenda, (33) the fort of Qandahår, (34) the fort of Ausa, (35) the fort of Kaliyani, (36) the fort of Manikpunj, (37) the fort of Kodeval, (38) the fort of Ketra, (39) the fort of Bodhera, (40) the fort of Erkâ, (41) the fort of Sitonda, (42) the fort of Taltam, (43) the fort of Tanker, (44) the fort of Lohogarh, (45) the fort
of Moranjan, (46) the fort of Kawant, (47) the fort of Berwari, (48) the fort of Karnala, . (49) the fort of Sätkasa, (50) the fort of Morkel, (51) the fort of Anwag, (52) the fort of
Hatka. (53) the fort of Tabakaba, (54) the fort of Taltam Batykla, (55) Koldeosher, (56) Rájdeoher, (57) Bhisa Anker, (58) Trimbak Banesa.
Of these forts Antûr and Galna, by reason of the rebellion of Bahârji and Dânya, their commandants, passed out of the possession of Burhan Nigam Shah at the time when he marched to assist Sadashivaraya in the siege of Raichûr, but were recaptured in the reign of Husain Nizâm Shah, as will be related hereafter.
Burhan Nizam Shah built many buildings and laid out many gardens, among them the buildings and gardens of the fort of Ahmadnagar, which were named Baghdad and were the royal residenoe. These buildings and gardens were very fine.
There was also the beautiful garden of the old lodriz which was completed by Malik Ahmad Tabrizi. The king also built the almshouse of the twelve Imâms, and other mosques and colleges. 115
13 I have not translated Sayyid Alf'. onoomium of Buria Niram Shah I, which is long and falsomo, Dor have I attempted to identify all the forta hore enumerated. It is probable that the text is corrupt in some places. Some of the forts have been noticed before, No. 4, ankt, is probably Ankat situated in 20°9 N. and 76028 E. No. 9 should be Alang-Kulang, twin forte situated in 19°361 N. and 73°40' E. No. 16, Trimbak, is situated in 19° 56' N. and No. 86, Manikpunj, in 20°13' N. and 74°44' E. No. 48, Karnala, i perhaps Gimnáre, situated in 20°4' N. and 73°39' E.
13 The Baghdad palace was built on the site of the building in which Burhan had soon the vision of Muḥammad and the Imams. The garden of the old ledirts, or underground watoroourse, was afterwards known as the Bagh+Hasht Bihisht, or "garden of the eight heavens." The alushouse of the twelr. Imama was plundered by a zealous Sunnt officer of the imporial army during the siege of Ahmadnagu by Sultan Murid and the Shalehånda.