Udaypur tri-lingual stepwell inscription dated 1645 CE

Author: S. Singh

Udaypur (Madhya Pradesh). Stepwell inscription in Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit.

On a stone slab affixed into the right side wall of a stepwell known as Qanungo Baoli, located on the eastern outskirts of Udaypur, Vidisha District, Madhya Pradesh. A tri-lingual inscription of 13 lines carved in relief with the first three lines written in Arabic and Persian in nastaʿlīq script, and the next ten lines written in Sanskrit in nāgarī script. It records the construction of the stepwell by Gokuladāsa and Dāmodaradāsa, sons of Qānungo Haridāsa of Māthura kāyastha family, during the reign of Mughal emperor Shāhjahān (r. 1628-58). The date is given in three different eras—vikrama saṃvat 1701, śaka 1566 and hijri 1054—equivalent to Friday, 13 January, 1645 CE.

Community: Malwa epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
December 14, 2022
Singhpur stepwell with an inscription of VS 1535/1479 CE

Author: S. Singh

Singhpur (Ashoknagar अशोकनगर). Rājmatī stepwell (Wikimapia).

Singhpur stepwell inscription of VS 1535 (© Saarthak Singh).

Singhpur stepwell, damaged companion inscription (© Saarthak Singh).

Singhpur (Ashoknagar). Stepwell with inscriptions in mixed Sanskrit recording the construction of the stepwell by Rājamatī in VS 1535.

Community: Malwa epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
May 12, 2021
Singhpur stepwell inscription of VS 1535/1479 CE

Author: M. B. Garde

Singhpur (Ashoknagar). Stepwell inscription dated VS 1535 (© Saarthak Singh)

Singhpur (Ashoknagar). Inscription in the Rājmatī stepwell recording the construction of the stepwell by Rājamatī, the daughter of Bhairavadāsa who was the son of Uvāra, the son of Chajjala of Sirohanagara. Gives the details of the gifts and donations made to Rājamatī by several rulers, namely Sher Khān of Chanderi, Ghiyās al-Dīn of Māḍai (i.e. Ghiyāth al-Dīn of Māndū, reg. 1469-1500), Husayn Shāh (reg. 1458-79) of Jauṇapura (i.e. Jaunpur), Barbak Shāh (reg. 1459–74) of Pandua, Sultān (name not given) of Ḍhili (i.e. Delhi), Tughluq Shāh of Thatta [presumably a reference to Jam Tughluq (d. 1442) of the Samma dynasty],  Qutb al-Din of Gujarāt [presumably Qutb al-Dīn being applied anachronistically to Maḥmūd Begada, reg. 1458-1511], the Bahmani Sultān (name not given) of Vidara (i.e. Bidar). Also mentions Rājamatī’s son named Rāmacandra who was a mahākavi and a favourite (?) of Ghiyās al-Dīn and Nāsir al-Dīn. The pradhāna was Devidāsa and the masons were Vu(Bu)rahāmatasuṣu(khu), Mūla and others. The writer was Guṇasudara.

 

Community: Malwa epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
May 12, 2021
Tepe Skandar Umāmaheśvara image with inscription

Author: Shoshin Kuwayama

Tepe Skandar (Afghanistan). Umāmaheśvara as found in excavation.

Tepe Skandar (Afghanistan). Umāmaheśvara.

Community: Türk Şahiler epigrafisi
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
December 22, 2020
Madanpur atlantid bracket inscription

Author: Unedited

Mandapur (Lalitpur, UP). Inscribed atlantid figure.

Community: Bundelkhand epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
June 10, 2020
Madanpur temple pillar inscription dated 1395

Author: Unedited

Madanpur (Lalitpur, UP). Temple pillar inscription of VS 1395.

Community: Bundelkhand epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
June 8, 2020
Ricchawar pilaster inscription dated year 1254

Author: Unedited

Ricchawar (District Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh). Pilaster inscription.

Community: Paramāra epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
March 20, 2020
Votive inscription on a standing figure of Ambikā

Author: Michael WILLIS

Votive inscription on a standing figure of Ambikā

Community: Paramāra epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
February 10, 2020
OB03021 Abhayagiri Copper Plate

Author: Don Martino de Zilva Wickremasinghe

Community: Sri Lanka epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
November 4, 2019
OB00092 Khurā Stone of Toramāṇa

Author: Bühler, G.

Khurā (کھوڑہ, Khushab District ضلع خوشاب, near Khatwai), Salt Range, Pakistan (Wikimapia)

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Khurā (کھوڑہ, Khushab District ضلع خوشاب, near Khatwai), Salt Range, Pakistan

Khurā stone inscription.

Community: Gupta epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
January 4, 2019