Bibliotheca Indica, Issue 910; Issue 923; Issue 929; Issue 940; Issue 957; Issue 991; Issue 1027; Issue 1036Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1907 |
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according Afghans Agra Aḥmad Akbar Akbarnāma Amir Anaga apparently army arrived Askari auspicious Bābā Babar Badakhshan Bahadur Bairām Khan Balkh Bayazid became Bēg Bengal Bhakkar birth Blochmann brother brought called chronogram death Divine dominion Erskine evil exaltation father favour Firishta fortune Ghaznin gives glorious glory Gujrat Gulbadan Haidar heart Herat Hindal holy honour horoscope horse House Humāyān Humayun Husain hyleg Ibrāhīm India Jarrett Jauhar Jupiter Kabul Kāmrān Khān Khan's Khwaja king of kings Kōka letter lofty lord Majesty Jahānbānī Majesty the Shāhinshāh Majesty's marched Mashhad Maulānā means Mirzā Moon Muḥammad Muḥammad Khan officers perhaps Persian planet prince probably Qandahar Qaraca Qasim Quli royal ruler Saturn says seems sent servants Shah Shāhinshah Shaikh Sher Khan sovereignty Sulaiman Sultan Tahmasp Tardi Beg Khan throne Timur tion took translation Ulugh Ulugh Beg Venus Verse victory word Yadgar
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