Indian Epigraphy c16.s2.88

c16.s2.88

With the advent of the Muhammadans in Indian politics, some of the titles of the Muslim rulers were Indianised. Thus the Arabic title *Amīr* was Indianised as *Hammīra* or *Hamīra*.¹ Although no Indian king is known to have assumed *Hammīra* or *Hamīra* as a title, there were a number of kings and princes who adopted it as a personal name.² Even princesses were sometimes named *Hamīradevī* or *Hammīradevī*.³ Another Muslim royal title similarly Indianised was *Sulṭān* which is often found in the form of *Suratrāṇa*.⁴ As a title, it was very rarely assumed by Indian rulers;⁵ but it was often adopted by Indian princes as a personal name.⁶ Sometimes it was written as *Sulutāna*, etc., along with *Pātisāha*=*Pādshāh*, etc., in Sanskritic epigraphs referring to Muslim rulers.