[THIS is one of the works mentioned by Sir H. M. Elliot as containing matter for the history of Sháh 'Álam. He did not obtain a copy of the work, and all that is known about it is de­rived from a letter written to Sir Henry by Sir Walter Elliot. It says, “The Wáki'át-ï Azfarí is a mere antobiography of an individual of no note. This Azfarí had some intercourse with Ghulám Kádir in his youth, and gives a few particulars of events which passed under his own observation.” From the extracts inclosed in this letter it is apparent that the work was written after the death of Ghulám Kádir, which occurred in 1788 A.D.]