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Graves at Delhi
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 1. This is the tomb of Zachar, the son of Lazar of Tiflis. Departed to God on the 31st December 1787. (There is also an inscription in Persian, with the date 1202 A.H.). |
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3. This is the tomb of Maqsood, the son of the late Mahtesy [pilgrim] Agameer of Van, who departed to God on the 5th January in the year of our Lord 1795. |
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4. This is the tomb of Gregory, the son of the late Malcom of Constantinople who departed to God on the 9th January, in the year 1248 of the Armenian era (1799) at Dilli. (Delhi). |
5. This is the tomb of Agah Thaddeus* the son of the late Eleazar and the grandson of the late Rev. Zachariah of the Shahnazar family of the capital city of Tabriz. Departed to God on the 22nd January in the year of our Lord 1801 at Dilli (Delhi) *The grandfather of Agah Thaddeus, the Rev. Zachariah, came to Agra from Tabriz in Persia in 1656, according to a mural tablet in the "Martyrose Chapel" in the old Armenian cemetery at Agra. He died there in 1657 as can be seen from the list of inscriptions. |
6. This is the tomb of Anthony, the son of Khatin of the family of Dinibeg of Tiflis who departed to God on the 16th September 1801 in the city of Dilli (Delhi). |
Armenian and
Persian Inscriptions in Delhi Relating to Armenians
[reproduced with kind permission of Omar Khalidi]
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Text of the inscription in Armenian as transcribed in Vogel |
English translation in Vogel |
Location/Whereabouts in 2006 |
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Astutsov tuns Urumiathsi Youseph Diphanosi I thivn Yisusi 1781 |
With the aid of God the house of Urumian Joseph Diphanos in the year of Jesus 1781
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Tablet reported to be in the Delhi Archaeological Museum, Red Fort, Delhi, but not on public display in March 2006 |
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Text of the inscription in Armenian and/or Persian transliterated by Miles Irving |
English translation in Miles Irving & by Mesrovb Seth in italics |
Location/Whereabouts in 2006 |
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Ahs a daban Tiflistzi galzari vortin Karoin ar Atz poketzav tiv N.D.V. 1787 Tgdmber. (Sebouh Aslanian, a PhD student at Columbia University specializing in Armenian studies noted that the second line portion of the translation is missing in what may have been the original in Armenian) |
This is the coffin Karo, the son of Gazar of Tiflis, who died date A.D. 1787 December. This is the tomb of Zachar, the son of Lazar of Tiflis. Departed to God on the 31st of December, 1787. (There is also a inscription in Persian, with the date 1202 A.H.) |
Was originally in D’Eremao Cemetery, not found in March 2006 |
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Ahs a daban Erevantsi vogormatz Vokigugasi vort vogmatt hoki Garipin vor Atz poketzav tiven H.A. 1794 Mard i.e. Dili.
(Sebouh Aslanian, a PhD student at Columbia University specializing in Armenian studies noted that the second line portion of the translation is missing in what may have been the original in Armenian) |
This is the coffin of the son of late Vokigugas, the late Garipi, who died A.D. 1794 March 4th, Dehli. This is the tomb of Qarib, the son of the late Lucas of Tiflis, who departed to God, on the 4th March, in the year of our Lord 1794 at Dili [Delhi] |
Was originally in D’Eremao Cemetery, not found in March 2006 |
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Ahs a dabans vanetsi mahdesi vogormadz hoki agamiri vorti vogormadz hoki magsoutin vor ar astvadez poketzav, tiven H.A. 1895. Hunvari 5 oumn. |
This is the coffin of Magsood—May his soul rest in peace—the son of Hajji (pilgrim) Agamir of Van, who died A.D. 1795 Jan.5th. Tthis is the tomb of Maqsood, the son of the late Mahtesy (pilgrim)Agameer of Van, who departed to God on the 5th January in the year of our Lord 1795. |
Was originally in D’Eremao Cemetery, not found in March 2006 |
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Tivin. H.A. 1799. Ahs a dabenn estamboltzi vogormtz hoki melkoomi vorti vogormatz hoki Krikorin vor ar Atz poketzav tivn H.S.I. 1248 Huvnar qoumn I Dili |
Date A.D. 1799. This is the coffin of the late Gregory, the son of the late Melcom of Constantinople, who died, date A.D. 1248 , Jan 9th, in Dehli. This is the tomb of Gregory, the son of the late Malcom of Constaninople who departed to God on the 9th January, in the year 1248 of the Armenian era [1799] at Dili [Delhi] |
Was originally in D’Eremao Cemetery, not found in March 2006 |
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Ahs a daban Tiflistzi Tinipegentz vorti Antonin vor Atatz poketzav I Kagzek Dili tiv 1801 September 16 in. |
This is the coffin of Anthony, R.I.P., the son of Dinipegentz Kadin of Tiflis, who died in the city of Dehli A.D. 1801 Sept. 16th. This is the tomb of Anthony, the son of Khatin of the family of Dinibeg, of Tiflis who departed to God on the 16th September 1801, in the city of Dilli [Delhi].
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Was originally in D’Eremao Cemetery, not found in March 2006 |
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Wafat-i Padri Krikor Bast wa Panjum Mah-i Rajab San 1222 |
The memory of late priest Crecour on the 29 of September 1807 |
Was originally in D’Eremao Cemetery, not found in March 2006 |
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Ahs a dabanen Sahak Agakntarizetzi Shahnazarentz lusaboki der Zakari toren vogormatz hoki Yegianzari vorti Agatatevosn Atatz pokezav tivn H.A. 1812. Hunvar 1. Dili. |
This is the coffin of Isaac of Aagkntarize (probably Alexandria). Shahnazar, the nephew of late Reverend Zakar, the son of late Yegiazar, the son of Agatatevos, taken to God. 1812, Jan 1st Dehli. This is the tomb of Agah Thaddeus, the son of the late Eleazer and the grandson of the late Rev. Zachariah of the Shahbnazar family of the capital city of Tabriz. Departed to God on the 22nd January in the year of our Lord, 1801 at Dilli [Delhi] |
Was originally in D’Eremao Cemetery, not found in March 2006. Given the significant variation in dates, the two authors may have seen different inscriptions, unidentical. |
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Source: For the first inscription, Catalogue of the Delhi Museum of Archaeology, compiled by J.P. Vogel, (Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1908), p. 6, 43. The rest are A List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombs or Monuments in the Punjab, North West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan, compiled by Miles Irving, (Lahore: Punjab Government Press, 1910), reprinted as Soldiers of the Raj, (London: The London Stamp Exchange Ltd, 1989)., p. 6. The translations in italics are by Mesrovb Seth, Armenians in India, from the Earliest Times to the Present, op.cit. p. 197.
Plan and Images of the Armenian Chapel and Burials in D’Eremao Cemetery
 Photo 1 In order to document the cemetery and chapel-mausoleum, I [Omar Khalidi] visited the D’Eremao cemetery on 31 December 2005. A retired military officer and historian, Lt. Gen. S.L. Menezes, who had visited the cemetery in 1987, accompanied the present writer. Located off Old Rohtak Road, about 200 yards from the Kishanganj Railway Station, the Cemetery (See Plan) is located in Green S. Jacob’s Christian Compound, also known as Church Compound. (See Photo 1) |
Photo 2. A large tomb-like square building of brick and mortar stands in the center of what is now a fully encroached cemetery ( See Photo 2). Its thin bricks indicate that it is built in the eighteenth century during the decline of the Mughals.
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 Photo 3.A dome tops the building with a distinct Latin or Armenian cross on it under which there is a lotus, suggesting it to be a Mughal structure of a hybrid style, (See Photo 3). |
 Photo 4. Inside the building on all four walls are incised black crosses (about three feet high) exactly as Brig. Bullock described, (See Photo 4).
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 Photo 5. In the cemetery, I [Omar Khalidi] located 15 graves, (See Photo 5 showing two graves) all in poor condition |
 Photo 6a. with domestic utensils and flowerpots resting on the graves, (See photos 6a-6e). |
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 Photo 6c. |
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 Photo 7a.Three graves have inscriptions in Persian, only two are partly readable, (see the Photos 7a.-7c)
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 Photo 7b.
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 Photo 8a. On east wall of the building was a plaque plastered over by the Compound dwellers, (see Photo 8). |
 Photo 8b.
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 Photo 9. scratched off the plaster revealing an inscription in stone, “Armenian Cemetry,” (sic), (See Photo 9). |
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