CONTENTS.

History of the kings of Dehlí, from pp. 13 to 369.
History of the kings of Málwa, from pp. 369 to 418.
History of the kings of Gujarát, from pp. 418 to 458.
History of the kings of the Dakhin, from pp. 458 to 482.
History of the kings of Kashmír, from pp. 482 to 506.
History of the kings of Sind and Thatta, from pp. 507 to 514.
History of the kings of Multán, from pp. 514 to 516.
History of the kings of Bengal, from pp. 517 to 532.
History of the kings of Jaunpúr, from pp. 532 to 542.
SIZE—Large 8vo. comprising 542 pages, of 16 lines to a page.

By Muhammad Háshim, the author of the Muntakhabu-l Lubáb, this history is styled the Táríkh-i Zubda. The name of Zubdatu-t Tawáríkh is very common, and besides the history of this name, which will be noticed in another part of this work, there are two which have a classical reputation both in the east and west; one by Háfiz Abrú, noticed before (Art. XX. Vol. IV.), the other by Jamálu-d dín Abú-l kásim Káshí. There is one also of a later date by Kamál Khán bin Jalál Munajjim. It is a general history, but chiefly devoted to Persia, the history of which it brings down to the close of the sixteenth century.* Juwainí, in his Jahán-Kushá, notices another written by Saiyid Sadru-d dín.

The Zubdatu-t Tawáríkh of Núru-l Hakk is not uncommon in India. One of the best manuscripts belongs to Nawáb Siráju-l Mulk, Minister of Haidarábád, and 'Alí Muhammad Khán has a good copy. There is a copy in the British Museum, Addit. 10580, and one in the Bibliothèque Impériale, No. 38 Supp. Persan. This professes to have been completed on Tuesday, 27 Rabí'u-l awwal, 1067 H., so that it must be an early copy, unless this date be that of the composition.