BABA BUDAN ARCHIVES · BD-ARCH-1932-01 · EPIGRAPHIC RECORD

Historical Inscriptions of the Baba Budan Hills

Archival series: Epigraphic transcriptions and translations, published pages 183–187 (source PDF pages 6–10). The source documents inscriptions of different historical dates; the archive’s 1932 catalogue label must not be confused with the dates of the inscriptions.

Editorial caution: The original editor expressly warns that the shrine-entrance inscription carrying the date 396 AH was inscribed in a later script and was probably erected centuries after the date it commemorates. It cannot by itself establish that the extant inscription was carved in 1005 CE. Doubtful readings in the published translation remain doubtful.

Inscription No. 25 — Dada Hayat shrine entrance

Source: Published page 183–184; PDF pages 6–7.

The text records 396 AH (1005 CE), but the editor expressly cautions that the lettering is later than the date claimed.

Inscription No. 26 — Wall near the Masjid

Source: Published page 185; PDF page 8.

Memorial to Syed Meeran Shah Khadri, son of Syed Jamal Shah Khadri; date 1246 AH (1830 CE). The published inscription transcription spells these names “Sayyid Miran Shah Qadiri” and “Sayyid Jamal Shah Qadiri”; those source spellings are retained here for reference.

Inscription No. 27 — Bhandarkhana entrance

Source: Published pages 185–186; PDF pages 8–9.

Persian verses credit Shah Sayyid Ghauth with building a resting place or spring-house; chronogram 1269 AH (1852 CE).

Inscription No. 28 — Silver stick at Dattatreya Matha

Source: Published page 186 onward; PDF pages 9–10.

Kannada inscription records a presentation associated with Krishnaraja Wodeyar III; distinct from the three Persian inscriptions.

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Published epigraphic report PDF page 6 — Source PDF page 6 · published page 183

Published epigraphic report PDF page 7 — Source PDF page 7 · published page 184

Published epigraphic report PDF page 8 — Source PDF page 8 · published page 185

Published epigraphic report PDF page 9 — Source PDF page 9 · published page 186

Published epigraphic report PDF page 10 — Source PDF page 10 · published page 187

Source and method

Source: uploaded historical epigraphic publication, sections numbered 25–28, printed pages 183 onward. The publication credits the translations and notes for Nos. 25–27 to G. M. Yazdani, Epigraphist, Hyderabad. This archive reproduces the historical editor’s interpretations rather than presenting a fresh reading of the stone inscriptions. The published source should be consulted for the exact wording and uncertainties.