Persian inscription of Nawab found on 'shivling'-like stone in Telangana

 

Persian inscription of Nawab found on 'shivling'-like stone in Telangana

WRITTEN BY Ved Kumar | Updated: Feb 17,2024, 08:26 AM IST

The Archaeological Survey of India discovered a Persian inscription, engraved on stone, in a forest along the route to the Mallikarjuna temple of Srisailam in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district.

The inscription belongs to Nawab Mukarram ud Daula Bahadur, the 8th Nawab of Hyderabad

In Short

  • Persian inscription found on way to Mallikarjuna temple in Telangana
  • Engraved in Nastaliq calligraphy on Shivlinga-like rock
  • Belongs to 8th Nawab, Mukarram ud Daula Bahadur of Hyderabad

A Persian inscription, engraved on stone, was found in a forest on the way to the Mallikarjuna temple of Srisailam in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district, officials of the Archaeological Survey of India said.

This Persian inscription in Nastaliq calligraphy style is engraved on a rock, which appears to resemble a shivling.

The inscription belongs to Nawab Mukarram ud Daula Bahadur, the 8th Nawab in the line of Nizamul Mulk Asaf Jah of Hyderabad, officials said

The writing, dated April 9, 1932, mentions planting trees and herbs in a wasteland and thereby naming it Behishtaan (i.e., Garden). It also has the name of a revenue officer, Jain Chandra, on it.

Muhammad Ismail is credited as the scribe responsible for the inscription, officials added.




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