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 Ghouwasi 97 Goshyar Ghouwasi, C^'i)^ ij'^b^, of Yezd, a poet, whose proper name is Izzuddm. He is said to have composed 100,000 verses. This fertile poet, in a work which he wrote in 1543 A. D., 950 A. H., says: "The poetry which I have written amounts to 1,950 books." He made 500 verses a day, and it would appear that he put the " Eauzat-ush- Shohada," the history of Tabari, the legends of the pro- phets, Kaleila-wa-Damna, and the Medical work called "Zakhira Khwarizm Shahi," and many other works into verse. He died in 1553 A. D., 960 A. H., at an age of more than one hundred years. Ghulam 'Ali, Mir, '^^j'^ ls^ f^j--*? a poet whose poetical title is 'Azad, which see. Ghulam 'Ali Khan, ls^-^ author of the " Lama'at-ut-Tahirm," a panegyric on the actions of Mu- hammad, and a number of mystical poems, dedicated to the emperor 'Alamgir. Ghulam *Ali, t s^-^ (*^, author of the work called " Shah 'Alam Nama," a history of the reign of the Emperor Shah 'Alam, who died in 1806 A. T>., 1221 A. H. Ghulam Husain Khan, Nawab Sayyad, jyU, iJO;*. L_>[>J, surnamed Tiba Tibai, son of Hidaet 'AH Khan, Bahadur Asad Jang, author of a Persian workcalled "Siar-ul-Mutakhirin," written inthe yearl780 A. D., 1194 A. H., and translated soon after into English by a French Eenegade, called Mustafa. It was again translated into English by F. C. Balfour, Esq., LL. D. He is also author of a Poem entitled " Basharat-ul- Imamat." Ghulam Husain Khan, tu''^ (*^, author of the Persian History of Bengal called " Eayaz-ussalatm" which he wi-ote about the year 1780 A. D. at the request of Mr. George Udney of Malwa. He was a learned and respect- able character, once of greater consequence, and afterwards a member of the native court of judicature under the most worthy Nawab 'AH Ibrahim Khan. Ghulam Imam Shahid, Maulana, '^i^^ a poet who is the author of a Persian Diwan, and of a celebrated Kasida comprising the dispute between Love and Beauty. His poetical title is Shahed and he is living still, 1879 A. D. Ghulam Kadir Khan, o^jc^ son of Zabita Khan, and grandson of Najfb-uddaula, the Eohila chief. This is that traitor who after extorting as much money as he could from his royal master, the emperor Shah 'Alam of DehH, ordered his Rohilas to pluck out his eyes from their sockets and placed Beidar Bakht, son of Ahmad Shah, and grandson of Muhammad Shah on the throne. This mournful event happened on the 10th of August, 1788 A. D., 7th Zi-Ka'da, 1202 A. H. After this, the traitor endeavoured to make his retreat to his own terri- tory Ghousgarh, but was pursued by the Marhattas who took him prisoner, cut off his ears, nose, arms, and legs, and in this mutilated state he was sent to DehH ; but died on the road in the month of December the same year, Rabi I, 1203 A. H. His tomb is in Aul, Parganna Furrah, Zila Agrah. Ghulam Kutb-uddin Shah, c^^M *Ul i^i<yH t-^ of Allahabad, whose poetical name is Musibat, was the son of Shah Muhammad Fakhir. He was an elegant poet eminently learned and accomplished, and is the author of a work called "Nan Kalia," (Cakes and Steaks) which he wrote in answer to a work entitled "Nan Halwa" (Cakes and Pudding). He was bom on 25 the 29th August, 1725 0. S., 1st Maharram, 1138 A. H., went on a pilgrimage to Mecca, and died there in the year 1773-4 A. D., 1187-8 A. H. Ghidam Muhammad, <j.*i=^ |.4Lc^ (Prince,) son or grandson of Tippu Sultan, was installed as a Knight Commander of the Star of India on the 27th February, 1871 A. D. Seventy-two years ago he was a prisoner in the hands of the English, and since then a recipient of the highest honors. He died in Calcutta on the night of the 11th August, 1872, aged 78 years. Ghulam Muhammad Khan, i^'^ <^^'° C^, pre- sent nawab of the Kamatic, whose title is Amir-ul-Hind Wala Jah Umdat-ul-TJmra Mumtaz-ul-MumaHk. Ghulam Muhammad Khan, Nawab, '^♦^ C^^ vide Faiz-ullah Khan. Ghulam Ahia, Js^ (*^, author of an Arabic work on Logic, which goes after his name. Its marginal Notes written by another author are called " Shams-uz-Zuha." Ghunchaehae ITmmaid, j {i- e., a small bud of hope), was one of the wives of Umar Shaikh Mirza, the son of Sultan Abu Sa'id Mirza, and mother of Nasir Mirza, and Mahd Bano Begam. She was a native of Andjan. Girami, ls^Mj the poetical name of a poet whose Diwan was found in the Library of Ti'pu Sultan. Girdhar Das, U^l-J J^^j^i of Dehlf, author of the history of Eam, entitled " Eamayan," translated from the Sans- krit in 1722 A. D. This is a very celebrated Hindi poem, containing the exploits of the famous demigod Eam, who reigned over India for many years. His capital was at Audh, and his conquests extended to Ceylon, where the chain of rocks which nearly unite that island to the continent, is still called Eam's Bridge. Besides this, there are two other Eamayans, one translated by Tulshi Das in the Bhakha dialect, and another by Khushtar in Urdu. Girdhar Singh, "S^w or Girdhar Bahadur, a Eajput chief who was governor of Malwa in the reign of the emperor Muhammad Shah, and fell in battle against the Peshwa Baji Eao's ofiScers in 1729 A. D. His ne- phew, Daya Eam, who succeeded him, and had opposed a gallant resistance for some time, was defeated by Chim- naji the Peshwa's brother, and lost his Hfe in battle about the year 1732 A. D. Gobind Guru, '^''i?^ a chief of the Sikhs, vide Guru Gobind. Gopal or Nayek Gopal, *2L;tj^ a celebrated singer of India, who was a native of the Dakhan, and flourished during the reign of Sultan 'Ala-uddfn Sikandar Sani. He was a contemporary of Amir Khusro who died in 1325 A. D. It is related that when Gopal visited the court of DehH, he sung that species of composition called " Git," the beauty of which style, enunciated by the powerful and harmonious voice of so able a performer, could not meet with competition : — At this the monarch caused Amir Khusro to remain hid under his throne whence he could hear the musician unknown to him. The latter endeavoured to remember the style, and on a sub- sequent day, sung " Qoul" and "Tarina" in imitation of it, which surprised Gopal, and, fraudulently deprived him of a portion of his due honor. Goshyar, J^^^j an astronomer whose proper name is Abu'l Hasan.