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 Ghazi 96 Ghous Ghazi-uddin Haidar,j'H^ e^:!'^'' kS'}^) tte eldest of the ten sons of Nawab Sa'adat 'All' Khan of Audh. On his father's death, which took place on the 11th July, 1814 A. D., 22nd Eajab, 1229 A. H., he succeeded to his dominions as Nawab Wazir, and five years after, assumed, with the concurrence of the British Government, the regal dignity. His coronation took place on Saturday, the 9th October, 1819 A. D., 18th Zil-hijja, 1234 A H., at Lakhnau, when he took the title of Abu'l Muzaflfar Maiz- uddin Shah Zaman Ghazi-uddin Haidar Padshah. On ascending the first step of the throne, the minister deli- vered to him a radical crown, studded with diamonds and jewels of great value. He then put it on his head and was congratulated on the occasion by the Eesident who saluted him as king of Audh. Jewels and pearls to the value of 30,000 rupees were then scattered over the heads of the spectators, many were picked up by our fair ladies. Ghazi-uddin Haidar died after a reign of more than 13 years, on the 19th of October, 1827 A. D., 27th Kabi' I, 1243 A. H., aged 58 lunar years, and was succeeded by his son Sulaiman Jah Nasir-uddin Haidar. Ghazi-uddin Khan I, ^^hj^* cj^^ u^'^^I c^j^j styled Firoz Jang, whose original name was Mir Shahab- uddin, was the son of KuKch Khan Sadr-us-Sudur, and was raised to the rank" of an Amir with the title of Firoz Jang, after his father's death, by the emperor 'Alamgir in 1687 A. D., 1098 A. H. His son was the famous Isizam-ul-Mulk 'Asaf Jah whose descendants are known to Europeans as Nizams of the Dakhan. In the reign of Bahadur Shah he was appointed governor of Gujrat, and died at Ahmadabad in 1710 A.^D., 1122 A. H. His re- mains were transported to Dehli, and interred in the yard of the college built by him outside the Ajmiri Gate. Ghazi-uddin Khan II, b^^' c^«>'-'l (jrj'^, Amir-ul-TJmra, also styled Firoz Jang, was the eldest son of the celebrated Nizam-ul-Mulk 'Asaf Jah. He was elevated to the rank of Amir-ul-Umra after the death of Khan Dauran, and departure of Nadir Shah to Persia, in 1739 A. D., 1152 A. H., by the emperor Muhammad Shah. Some years after the death of his father, when his brother Nasir Jang, who had succeeded him, died in the Dakhan, he proceeded from Dehli to regain his pos- sessions in that country, but died on his way at Aoranga- bad on the 16th of October, 1762 A. D., 7th Zil-hijja, 1166 A. H. New Style. His remains were brought to Dehli and buried there. After his death the office of Amir-ul-Umra was conferred on his son Shahab-uddin with the title of 'Imad-ul-Mulk Ghazi-uddin Khan. Ghazi-uddin Khan III, <J-=^ <:}i<^ l£3'^ l/*^! ^*^t, Amir-ul-Umra, styled 'Imad-ul-Mulk, was the son of Ghazi-uddin Khan Firoz Jang, the son of Nizam-ul- Mulk 'Asaf Jah. His original name was Shahab-uddin, but after the death of his father in 1752 A. D., 1165 A. H., he was, by the recommendation of Nawab Safdar Jang, wazfr, appointed Amir-ul-Umra, bj' the emperor Ahmad Shah of Dehli with the title of 'Imad-ul-Mulk Ghazi-uddin Khan. This is that Ghazi-uddin Khan, who afterwards became wazir, imprisoned and blinded his master the emperor Ahmad Shah, and assassinated 'Alamgir II. His wife was the celebrated Gunna Begam, who died in the year 1775 A. D., 1189 A. H. The year of Ghazi-uddin Khan's death is unknown, but according to the biography of the poet called Gulzar Ibrahim, he was living in 1780 A. D.. 1194 A. H., in straitened cir- cumstances. His poetical name was Nizam. According to the work called Masir-ul-Umra, he went to the Da- khan 1773 A. D., 1187 A. H., and received a jagir in Malwa ; subsequently he proceeded to Siirat and passed a few years with the English, and thence on a pilgrimage to Mecca. He composed Persian and l.'eikhta poetry and left Arabic and Turkish Ghazals and a thick Persian Diwan and a Masnawf in which the miracles of Maulana Fakhr-uddfn are related. Some say he died at Kalpi. Ghaznawi, C£>i)-*, vide Muhammad Khan (Mir). Ghazzal, Jl>c^ (a seller of thread) title of Wasil-bin-'Ata, a celebrated Musalman doctor who was thus surnamed. Ghazni, t^j^, kings of, vide Subaktagin. Ghazzali, c.s''i!r* j*'^', or GhazaH (Imam Ahmad), younger brother of Imam Muhammad Ghazzali. He was a doctor of the sect of Shafa'f, and died at Kazwin in the year 1123 A. D., 517 A. H., but according to Ibn Khal- likan in 520 A. H., corresponding with 1126 A. D. Ghazzali, tr'Ur'^ <>4.=r^ f^'*'? or GhazaH (Imam Muham- mad) who is also entitled Hujjat-ul-Islam, is the surname of Abu Hamid Muhammad Zain-uddin-al-Tiisi, one of the greatest and most celebrated Musalman doctors, and author of a treatise on the different classes of science which concern religion, called, " Kimiae Sa'adat," and many other works such as the Yakut-ut-Tawib, also called "Tafsir Jawahir-ul-Kuran," "Akaed Ghazzali," " Ahia-ul-'Ulum," and " Tuhfat-ul-Filasafa." He was born in the year 1058 A. D., 450 A. H., in a village called Ghazzala or Ghazala in Tus, whence he and his brother Ahmad, derived their names of Ghazzali. He died on the 18th December, 1111 A. D., 4th Jumada II, 606 A. H., aged 55 lunar years. Some authors say that his name should be spelt Ghazali and not Ghazzali, but the fol- lowing verses from the Mukhbir-ul-Wasilin, confirms the latter. He is said to have written ninety-nine works, mostly in Arabic, a few in Persian. Ghizali (Moulana), ^J^y- of Tus or Mashhad, the roj'al poet. He mentions ia one of his Kasidas named Eauzat-us-Safa, that he was bom in the year 1524 A. D., 930 A. H. He first came from Mashhad his native country to the Dakhan, where being disappointed in his prospects, he went over to Jaunpiir, and was employed for some years by Khan Zaman 'Ali Kuli Khan, governor of that province, during which time he wrote a poem called " Naksh Badi'a," for which he received from his patron a piece of gold for each couplet. After the death of Khan Zaman, who was slain in battle against the emperor Akbar in 1568 A. D., 975 A. H., he fell into the hands of that monarch, who took him into his service, and conferred on him the title of Malik-ush-Shua'ra, or the King of poets. He was the first poet that was honoured with this title in India. He accompanied his royal master to the conquest of Gujrat, and died there of venereal disease, on Friday the 5th of December, 1572 A. D., 27th Eajab, 980 A. H. He is buried at Ahmad- abad, Gujrat, at a place called Sarkij. He is also the author of a Diwan, and three Masnawi's or poems, con- taining from 40 to 50,000 verses ; their titles are : " Kitab Asrar," " Eishahat-ul-Haiat," and " Mirat-ul-Kaenat." Ghous Muhammad Khan, c'^ <>*^'* whose title is Mohtashim-uddaula, is the present Nawab of Jawara. Ghous-ul-'Alam, i*'^' >^:^, a famous Sufi, vide Mu- hammad Ghous of Gwahar. GhOUS-ul-'Azim, |*^^' '^y', a title of the Muhammadan saint 'Abdul Kadir Gilani.