Corpus of Arabic and Persian Inscriptions of Bihar (AH 640 - 1200)

(451),(77)pp, 28x22cm, Series: K.P. Jayaswal Research Institute, Historical Research Series, Volume X. Consists of a 33-page preface & introduction +418pp containing text, translation & description of 196 inscriptions ca. 640 - 1283 A.H. [1242 - 1866 A.D.] + 77pp photoplates. Contents: Inscriptions of some Early Mamluk Chiefs & Sultans of Bengal; Inscriptions of the Tughluq Sultans; Inscriptions of the Sharqi Sultans; Inscriptions of Some Bengal Sultans in Bihar; Inscriptions of the Pathan Sultans; Inscription of the Mughal Emperors; Inscriptions of the Later Mughal Rulers; Appendices: A Note on the Art of Composing Chronograms; Inscription dated 967 of a Disputed Provenance; Some Additional Inscriptions; Sites of Inscriptions in Bihar; Inscription in the Doorway of the Amber Dargar, Biharsharif. Minor rubbing, slight binding corner bumps, VG., dustwrapper.