Indian Epigraphy c7.s1.3

c7.s1.3

A few such inscriptions were published in the *Epigraphia Indica*, a publication of the Department of Archaeology, which was, however, meant primarily to deal with epigraphs in the Sanskritic and Dravidian languages. A biennial supplement to the *Epigraphia Indica* to deal specially with Indo-Muslim inscriptions was later conceived and its issue for 1907-1908 was publisled under the editorship of E. Denison Ross. Its next issue for 1909-1910 was, however, published under the independent title *Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica* which was edited by J. Horovitz who was appointed Government Epigraphist for Muslim Inscriptions. The next issue of the periodical was edited by Ghulam Yazdani who succeeded Horovitz in the said honorary post and successfully ran the series for about quarter of a century, bringing out in all fourteen issues and one supplement, the last issue being for 1939-1940. The fifteenth issue was published as the one for 1941-1950 due to the conditions created by World War II. In 1946, the post of Assistant Superintendent for Epigraphy for Arabic and Persian inscriptions was created and the issue for 1941-1950 was published under the editorship of Muhammad Ashraf Husain who had been appointed to the post. The issues for 1951-1952 and the following years are being published under the new name *Epigraphia Indica: Arabic and Persian Supplement*.