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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
| No. | Source | Dynasty | King | Date | Language |
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MADRAS—concld. |
Śaka 1590, Kīlaka, Māgha ba. 14, Friday, Śata [bhishag], Kali [4]-769, San 1074= 1669, A.D., February 19, Friday, ∙38 ; f.d.n. ∙03. |
Hindi, Nāgarī | Records the construction of a Masjid by Shēr Khān, son of Yusuf Khān Lōdī, to the east of Vāligōḍapurī (Vālikaṇḍapuram), situated in the Jyāmā Kasbā. |
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| 211 | Perambalūr.—Pillar lying in the compound of the Sub-Magistrate’s court. | Lōdī | Shēr Khān, son of Yusuf Khān Lōdī | …. | Persian verse, Naksh | A verse containing the Muslim creed. Gives the names of the four Caliphs Abū Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and ‘Alī. |
| 212 | Vālikaṇḍapuram.—Tablet fixed in a niche in Shams Khān’s mosque. | …. | …. | Arabic | Contains the tradition of the Prophet. Gives the name of the scribe as Shams Khān. | |
| 213 | Pillar in the same mosque |
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Do. |
Promises great rewards to those who light a lamp in the mosque or make provision for a mat.
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| 214 | Another pillar in the same place
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…. | …. | A. H. 1225 |
Persian , Nastalīq |
Seems to refer to the restoration of the mosque. |
| 215 | Stone tablet fixed to the wall of the mosque. |
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Arabic , Naksh and Nastalīq. |
Reads Allāhu kāfī meaning ‘God is sufficient’. |
| 216 | Stone pillar lying in the ruins of Shēr Khān’s mosque in the same village. |
…. | …. | A.H. 1079, Ramzan 27, Friday =1669 A.D., February 18. |
Persian prose and verse, Nastalīq. |
States that Shēr Khān, son of Yusuf Khān Lōdī built the magnificient Jami Masjid. |
| 217 | Stone tablet fixed over the niche of the same ruined mosque. |
Lōdī | Shēr Khān, son of Yusuf Khān Lōdī | ….. |
Sanskrit, Grantha |
Records the completion of the Jami Masjid in 1079 A.N. |
| 218 | Another tablet lying in the ruins of the same mosque. |
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VISAKHAPATTNAM DISTRICT SRINGAVARAPUKOTA TALUK |
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| 219 | Kāpsōmapuram.—Stone called dhanaṁ rāyi in field S. No. 72-9 A. | …. | …. | Śaka ….. | Telugu | Damaged. Mentions Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Pratāpa …. In characters of about the 12th century. |
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