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
Dhār stone slab of with the Rāüla vela of Roḍa

Author: H. C. Bhayani

Dhār धार دهار (Madhya Pradesh). Plan of the historical city after Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society v. 22. (© Royal Asiatic Society).

Dhār (Madhya Pradesh). Stone slab with the Rāüla vela of Roḍa (Zenodo).

Community: Paramāra epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
April 8, 2022
Dhar Inscription with verses from the Qur’an

Author: RAS SIDDHAM Team

Dhār (Madhya Pradesh). Slabs in precinct of the tomb of Kamāl al-Dīn.

Inscribed slab with verses from the Qur’ān.

Community: Malwa epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
June 10, 2021
Dhar Inscription of Dilawar Khan dated AH 795

Author: G. Yazdani

Dhār Inscription of Dilāwar Khān dated AH 795.

Dhār (Madhya Pradesh). Inscription slabs in the precinct of the tomb of Kamāl Maula Chishti.

 

Community: Malwa epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
June 8, 2021
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
Ujjain stone inscription (part a)

Author: M. B. Garde

Ujjain (District Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh). Satellite view (Wikimapia).

Ujjain (District Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh). Fragment of an inscription (Archaeological Museum, Gwalior).

Community: Paramāra epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
January 22, 2021
Ruined brick tower of Práḥ Thãt Khnai Van

Author: Philip Jenner

Community: Khmer epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
July 15, 2020
OBPYU21 Thegon Stone Slab

Author: Sein Win

PYU21 Thegon Stone Slab. Found in Thegon township; received in Sriksetra Museum in 1990.

Community: Pyu epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
June 1, 2020
PYU21 Thegon Stone Slab Inscription

Author: Sein Win

Thegon Stone Slab with a Pyu inscription (PYU21). Found in Thegon township; received in the Sriksetra Museum in 1990.

Community: Pyu epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
June 1, 2020