A still later inscription in Persian traces the ancestry of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
It was carved by Mir Abdullah Mushkin Qalam, shortly before his accession to the throne when he was still Shah Salim.
The Jahangir inscription overwrote and "ruthlessly destroyed" the significant portion of the ancient Ashoka inscription, states Cunningham.
A still later inscription in Persian traces the ancestry of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. It was carved by Mir Abdullah Mushkin Qalam, shortly before his accession to the throne when he was still Shah Salim. The Jahangir inscription overwrote and "ruthlessly destroyed" the significant portion of the ancient Ashoka inscription, states Cunningham.
Allahabad pillar