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 Ja'far ( 127 ) Jahandar iTa^'far Nasiri, isj^/^ J^^> an antlior who completed the work called " Lataef Khayal," in 1742 A. D., 1155 A. H., which was commenced by Mirza Muhammad iSalah. Ja'far Sadik, (3-^^'* J'**^; or Ja'far the Just. He was the eldest son of Muhammad Bakir, the grandson of Imam Husain. He is reckoned the sixth Imam ; was born at Madina about the year 702 A. D., 83 A. H., and died in the same city under the khilafat of Abu Ja'far Al-Mansur, in 766 A. D., 148 A. H. He was very fa- mous for his doctrine amongst the Musalmans, was in- vited to court by Al-Mansur, that he might profit by his counsel : Ja'far returned for answer, " Whoever has a view duly to this world, will not give you sincere advice, and he who regards the next, will not keep your com- pany." He was buried in the cemetry of Al-Bakia at Madina. The same tomb contains the bodies of his father, Imam Bakir, his grandfather 'AH Zain-ul 'Abidm, and his grandfather's uncle, Hasan, son of 'AH. His mother's name was Umm I'arwah, daughter of Kasim, the son of Muhammad, the son of Abii Bakr Sadik, the first Khalif after Muhammad. He is said to be the author of a book of fate called " Fal Nama." Ja'far ZataUi, Mir, iJhj^''=^J^'°, a Sayyad of Nar- noul, cotemporary with Mirza Bedil. He served under prince 'Azim Shah, the son of the emperor 'Alamgir, who was slain in battle ia 1707 A. D., 1019 A. H. Ja'far was the most celebrated humoristic poet of Hindustan ; his compositions are a mixtixre of Persian and Urdu. He is the author of a Shahnama in Eekhta. He was put to death in 1713 A. D., 1225 A. H., by order of the emperor Farrukh-siyar, on account of a satirical verse he had written on the accession of that emperor to the thi-one of DehH. Jagat Goshaini, i^H vide Jodh Baf. Jagat 3S"arayan, ii^i^J^' "^^^ a Hindu poet who wrote some kasidas in praise of Nawab 'Asaf-uddaula of Lakh- nau, who died in 1797 A. D., 1212 A. H. Jagannath, Eaja, l^tj the son of Bhara Mai. He held the rank of 5000 in the time of the emperor Jahangir, about the year 1605 A. D., 1014 A. H. Jagat Singh, the son of Makund Singh Hara, lived in the time of the emperor 'Alamgir 1659 A. D. Jagat Singh, ^^'^ raja of Jaipur or Jainagar, was the son of raja Partap Singh, the son of Madho Singh, the son of Ishuri Singh, the son of the celebrated raja Jai Singh Sawai, who lived in the time of the emperor Mu- hammad Shah. Jagat Singh succeeded his father in 1803 A. D., and is said to have been an effeminate prince. Though he died without issue, he was succeeded by raja Jai Singh, a posthumous son, believed supposititious. Jagnath Kalanwat, ai^li^a.^ a, musician who was employed by Shah Jahan, who conferred on him the title of Maha Kabraj. Jaghtai, C5'^^'^ vide Chaghtai Kh&n. Jagnath, 'brother of Kaja Bhagwan Das. He dis- tinguished himself in the war with Raja Partap Singh. He slew the renowned champion Earn Das, son of Jagmah. Jahan Ara Begam, b'^ daughter of the em- peror Shah Jahan, by Mumtaz Mahal, daughter of 'Asaf Kh^n, wazir ; was born on Wednesday the 23rd of March, 1614 A. B., 21st Safar, 1023 A. H. One of the most beautiful examples of female modesty to be found in the annals of woman is recorded of this princess, cele- brated in song and history as the heroic, the witty, the generous, the elegant, the accomplished, and the beaiiti- ful Jahan Ara Begam. One night, (26th March, 1644 A. D., 27th Muharram, 1054 A. H.) as she was returning from her father's apartments to the harem, in one of the passages which connect the latter building with the body of the palace, her flowing drapery was unhappily ignited by the flame of a lamp. Her whole dress, which was of the finest muslin, was instantly in flames, and of course her life was in imminent peril ; but, knowing that she was then within hearing of many young nobles of the court, she would not raise an alarm, lest they should run to her assistance, and behold her unveiled, or lay their hands upon her in order to extinguish the flames. Heroi- cally enduring all the agonies which fire could inflict, she withheld her cries, and rushed forward until she reached the woinen's apartments, and there sunk upon the floor, almost lifeless. For a long period, no hopes were enter- tained of her recovery, but she was ultimately restored to health by an English physician named Dr. Boughton who was then at Surat, and had been sent for by the emperor her father then in the Dakhin, although her beauty was cruelly impaired. The emperor, in reward for Dr. Bough- ton's services, besides other favours, granted him, at his disinterested request, a patent for his countrymen to trade free of customs throughout his dominions. The large Masjid of red stone adjoining the fort of Agrah near the Tripolia (now demolished) was built by her in the year 1648 A. D., 1058 A. H., at a cost of five lacs of rupees. She died in the reign of her brother the emperor 'Alamgir on the 5th September, 1680 A. D., 3rd Ramazan, 1092 A. H., and lies buried in the yard of the mausoleum of Nizam-uddin Aulia at DehH. The name of Jahan Ara will ever adorn the pages of history as a bright example of filial attachment and heroic self-devotion to the dictates of duty, more especially when we view it in contrast with the behaviour of her sister Ro.shan Ara, who, by aiding the ambitious designs of Aurangzib, enabled him to de- throne Shah Jahan. The amiable and accomplished Jahan Ara not only supported her aged father in his ad- versity, but voluntarily resigned her liberty and resided with him during his imprisonment in the fort of Agrah. Her tomb is of white marble, open at the top, and at the head is a tablet with a Persian inscription inlaid in black marble letters, to the following effect : " Let no one scatter over my grave anything but verdure, for such best becomes the sepulchre of one who had a humble mind." On the margin is written, '' The perishable fakir Jahan Ara Begam, daughter of Shah Jahan, and the disciple of the saints of Chishti, died in the year of the Hijra, 1092 A. H." Jahan Bano Begam, f^'^i^y^. the daughter of Prince Mui'ad, the son of the emperor Akbar. She was married to Prince Parwez, the son of Jahangir, by whom she had Nadira Begam, who was married to Dara Sheko, the eldest son of Shah Jahan. Jahandar Shah, jl'^^^j sumamed Muhammad Mui'zz-uddi'n, was the eldest son of the emperor Bahadur Shah, and grandson of 'Alamgir. He was born in the Dakhin on Wednesday the 8th April, 1663 A. D., 10th Eamazan, 1073 A. H. The death of his father, which took place in February, 1712 A. D., Muharram, 1124 A. H., was followed by the usual struggle among his sons for the crown. The iacapacity of Jahandar Shah the eldest, had given a great ascendancy to the second whose name was Azim-ush-Shan. He was supported by most of the nobility and of the army, but his other brothers joined their interests, and were kept together by the per- suasions and false promises of Zulfikar Khan the Amir-