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 Imam 120 Iradat Shaikh Sa'di of Shiraz, whom, in the opinion of some writers, he surpassed in the Kasida. He died ahout the year 1281 A. D., 680 A. H., and has left a Diwan. Imam Malik, J*^^ ^^^■^ p''"'? son of Anas, one of the four Imams or Jurisconsults' of Mecca. He died on the 28th of June, 795 A. D., Vth Eahf 11, 179 A. H., in the time of the Khalif Harun-al-Eashid. Vide Malik-ibn- Anas. Imam Muhammad, i^, a Mufti in the reign of Harun-al-Eashid the Khalifa. He died at Bagh- dad in 802 A. D., 186 A. H., and is said to have written 999 works. He was a pupil of Imam Abu Ytisaf, who committed his notes to him, and he (Muhammad) made great use of them in the composition of his works. Vide Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad-bin-Husain. Imam-Tiddin Amir Katit-bin-Amir TJmar, jXAi <»J(^ jX^ author of a Commen- tary on the Hidaya entitled " Kifaya" which he finished in 1346 A. D., 747 A. H. He had previously wi-itten another explanatory gloss of the same work, and entitled it the " Ghayat ul-Bayan." Imdad Ali, cs^* (jl<^'«lj the rebel Deputy Collector, who was hanged at Banda together with the rebel Tahsildar of Pailani Muhammad Muhsin on the 24th of April, 1858. Imrit Kao, jb ^rir^'j "vide Amrit Eao. Imtihani, cs"'^^^'"') poetical name of Imam-uddin Beg. Imtiyaz, 3^*'^ the poetical' name of raja Daya Mai, whose father was Diwan of Asad Khan the Wazfr of "Alamgir, and he of Ghazi-uddin Khan, styled 'Imad-ul- Mulk. Imtiyaz Khan, Sayyad, u*'^^^ j^^^-^t '^i'*, whose poetical name is Khalis, was a native of Isfahan or Mashhad. He came to India in the time of the emperor 'Alamgir, was appointed governor of Gujrat for some time, and was slain by Khuda Yar Khan in 1710 A. D., 1122 A. H., in Sindh. It is said that Kasim AH Khan, the Nawab of Bengal, was his grandson. He is the author of a Diwan. Ina'amullah Khan, r''"^ ^ide Tekin. Inayet Khan, "^d'^^j whose poetical title is 'Ashna or Ahsan, and proper name Muhammad Tahir, was the son of Zafar Khan. He was an excellent poet, and is the author of the work called " Shah Jahan Nama," a history of the emperor Shah Jahan. Besides the above- mentioned work, he is the author of a Diwan and a Mas- nawi. He died in 1666 A. D., 1077 A. H. 'Inayet-uUah, Shaikh, isy^^^ '^r!^^^ of Dehli, author of the work called " Bahar Danish," a col- lection of amusing tales, principally satires on women. Several of these tales were published by Colonel Dow, under the title of " The Tales of 'Inayet-ullah," and the whole work was translated in the year 1799 A. D., by Jonathan Scott, Esq., in three volumes, octavo. 'Inayet-ullah Khan, ij-'" ^i^^ the son of Shuk - ullah Khan, a descendant of Sayyad Jamal of Naishapur. His mother Haflz Jlaiiam was tutor of the princess Zeibun Nisa Begam, the daughter of the emperor 'Alamgir ; by her influence her son 'Inayet-ullah Khan was raised by degrees to the rank of 2500. In the reign of Farrukh- siyar the rank of 4000 was conferred on him, and in that of Muhammad Shah, of 7000. He is the author of the work called "Ahkam 'Alamgiri," and compiler of the ♦'Kalmat Taiyahat." He died 1726 A. D., 1139 A. H. Indarman Bundela, Raja, ^k'^^^ t^j'^'^^ '^bj the brother of Eaja Sujan Singh. He died in the Dakhan about the year 1675 A. D., and his zamindari of Urcha and the title of raja were conferred upon his son Jaswant Singh by the emperor 'Alamgir. Insaf, ol'^^lj the poetical name of Muhammad Ibrahim. His father was a native of Khurasan, but he was born in India. He was a cotemporary of Sarkhush the poet, was living about the year 1688 A. D., 1100 A. H., and died young. Insan, the poetical title of Nawab Asad-uUah Asad Yar Khan. He held the mansah of Haft Hazari in the reign of Muhanunad Shah, and died in April, 1745 A. D., Eabi' I, 1158 A. H. His remains were brought to Agrah and buried there in the cemetery of his ancestors. Insha or Insha Allah Khan, ty^^ AULijf L LiJi^ ^ poet and son of Masha Allah Khan. He is the author of four Diwans of different kinds. Intikhabi, lS-^^^^' j a poet who was a native of Khurasan, but was brought up in India. He is the author of a Diwan. Intizam-uddaula Khan Khankhanan, c)^-^ ly'^ sjj^h c^^^b the second son of Nawab Kamar-uddin Khftn Wazir. He was appointed to the rank of second Bakhshi on the accession of Ahmad Shah to the throne of Dehli in 1748 A. D., 1161 A. H., and was honored with the appointment of Wazir in 1753 A. D., 1165 A. H., after the dismissal of Nawab Safdar Jang from the office. He was murdered by 'Imad-ul-Mulk Ghazi-uddin Khan on the 26th November, 1759 A. _D., 5th Eabi' II, 1173 A. H., three days before the assassination of the emperor 'Alamgir II. Iradat Khan, o^tjl, the title of Mir Ishak or Ishak Khan, the son of Nawab 'Azim Khan who held a high rank in the reign of the emperor Jahangir. Iradat Khan held various offices under Shah Jahan, and in the first year of 'Alamgir's reign he was appointed governor of Audh, but died after two months in October, 1658 A. D., Zil-hijja 1068 A. H. Iradat Khan, ^^bb the title of Mirza Mu- barik-ullah, whose poetical name was Wazah. His father Is-hak Khan (who afterwards held the title of Kifayet Khan) was the son of Nawab 'Azim Khan. Both his grandfather and father were noblemen of high rank. The former was Mir Bakhshi to the emperor Jahangir, and was afterwards appointed Faujdar of Jaunptir, where he died in 1649 A. D., 1059 A. H., the latter held various offices of importance under Shah Jahan and 'Alamgir, and died soon after his appointment to the government of Audh in 1658 A. D., 1068 A. H. His title was also Ira- dat Khan which was conferred on his son after his death. In the 33rd year of 'Alamgir our present poet was ap- pointed Faujdar of Jagna, and at other periods, of Aurngabad and Mando in Malwa. In the reign of Shah 'Alam Bahadur Shah, he was governor of the Doab, and the intimate friend of Mua'zzim Khan, Wazir. In the latter part of his days, he led a retired life, became a Ka- landar, and died in 1716 A. D., 1128 A. H. His abilities as a poet were great, and he left a volume of poems be- hind him. He is the author of the " Kalmat 'Aliat,'* (Sublime discourses,) " Mina Bazar" and of a history of Aurangzeb's Successors, which latter was translated into English by Jonathan Scott, Esq., in 1 786 A. D. After his death, which happened in the time of Farrukh-siyar, his son Mir Hidaet-uUah received the title of Hoshdar Khan, held the rank of 4000, and died at Aurangdbad 1744 A. D., 1157 A. H.