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 Khalil 147 Khan Khalil, the poetical appellation of Mirza Muham- mad Ibrahim, whose title was Asalat Khan. He served under the emperor 'Alamgir, and was living in Patna in 1690 A. D., 1102 A. H. He was a native of Khurasan, but brought up in India. Khalil Khan, ii)^ <^^}-^, a mansabdar of 5000 of the court of Shah Jahan but of a very bad temper. It was he who instigated 'Alamgii' to confine his father Shah Jahan. He had built a fine house at Agrah on the banks of the Jamna, of which some traces are still to be seen, Khalil, Maulana, t-U^^ 'jV^j a poet of Persia, who flourished in the time of Shah Tahmasp Safwi, and was living about the year 1539 A. D., 946 A. H. Khalil Sultan, i^i^ t:J^-«, son of Shaikh Ibrahim Shirwani, ruler of Shirwan. He reigned about the begin- ning of the 15th century of the Christian era. KhalU, Sxiltan, iM)-^ o^^, also called Mirza Khalil and KJialfl-ullah, was the son of Miranshah, and grand- son of Amir Timur at whose death, he being present with the army at Samarkand, took possession of that country. This prince, who was a person of excellent temper, and had many good qualities, might have pre- served the power he had acquired, had not his violent love for Shad-ul-Mulk, a celebrated courtezan, whom he had secretly married, diverted him from the cares of government. He had scarcely reigned four years, when he was seized by the chiefs who had raised him to the throne, and sent a prisoner to the country of Kashghar in 1408 A. D., 811 A. H., where instead of endeavouring to effect his release and recover his power, he spent the whole of his time in writing verses to his beloved mistress, who had been exposed, by the reverse of his fortune, to the most cruel indignities. He was at last released by Mirza Shahrukh his uncle, who had taken possession of his kingdom, and who not only gave him the government of Eei, Kum and Hamdan, but restored his beautiful mistress to his anus. After this he lived two years and a half and died 6th November, 1411 A. D., 18th Eajab, 814 A. H., aged 28 years, and Shad-ul-Mulk, on the occurrence of this event, acted a part which has given fe,me to her memory — she struck a poniard to her breast : and the lovers were buried in one tomb in the city of Eei. Khalil-uUah, the Friend of God, a title of Abraham the patriarch. Khalil-ullah Hirwi, Mir, lsjj^ Ji^ a de- scendant of Shaikh Na'mat-uUah Waif. Khalil-ullah Khan, c>'^ <^i^=^, entitled Umddt-ul- Mulk, brother of Asalat Khan Mfr Bakhshi, served under the emperor Shah Jahan, was appointed governor of Dehli about the year 1653 A. D., 1063 A. H., and was raised to the rank of 6000 in the first year of 'Alamgir 1658 A. D., 1068 A. H. He died on the 11th February, 1662 A. D 2nd Eajab, 1072 A. H. Khalil-uUah Mirza, J-i^=», vide Khalfl Sultan. Khalis, U*""^> the poetical name of Imtiyaz Khan of Isfahan, which see. Khallikan, H)^'^, vide Ibn-Khallikan. Khamosh, poetical name of Eae Sahib Eam of Dehli. He was for some time Tahsildar under Mr. J. Duncan in Benaras. He has left a large Diwan. Khan, ci^^- This word which appears to be a corruption of Kaan, is a Turkish title and means powerful lord. The most powerful kings of Tui-kistan, of Great Tartary and< of the Khatayans have borne this title. Changez, the great conqueror, had no other, and it makes even part of his name, for he is called by the Orientals, Changez Khka. It means the same as Khakan or Kaan. Khan, iV^, the poetical name of Mirza Sharif. Khanam Sultan, i:j'-'='-^ (^'^, a daughter of the emperor Akbar, married to MuzaflFar Husain Mirza, the son of Ibrahim Husain Mirza in 1693 A. D. Khanam Sultan, cj'^ f*'^, a daughter of the em- peror Akbar, married to Muzaffar Husain Mirza, the sou of Ibrahim Husain Mu-za by Gulrukh Begam. Khan 'Alam, (*^^^ i^'=>-, title of Mirza Barkhurdar, son of Mirza 'Abdul Eahman Dauldi, a nobleman who served under the emperor Shah Jahan and was raised to the rank of 5000 ; and in the reign of 'Alamgir he was honoured with the dignity of 6000. In the latter part of his life, he was pensioned by the emperor and received one lac of rupees annually. He had a house and garden in Agrah on the banks of the river Jamna built of red stone touching the northern Bur] of the Eauza of Taj- ganj in a spot consisting of 50 bighas. In the latter part of his life he was raised to 6000 by Shah Jahan and ap- pointed governor of Bihar. Khan 'Alam, j*^^* O^^, title of Ikhlas Khan, the son of Khan Zaman Shaikh Nizam. He served under the em- peror 'Alamgir and was raised to the rank of 6000 in 1689 A. D., 1100 A. H., with the title of Khan 'Alam. In 1696 A. D. the rank of 6000 was conferred on him. After the death of that emperor he espoused the cause of 'Azim Shah against his brother Bahadur Shah, and fell in battle 1707 A. D., 1119 A. H. After his death his son was honoured with the same title. Khan 'Azim, iv^, vide 'Azim Khan. Khan Bahadur, J^^. son of Eaja Mittra Jit of Patna. He is the compiler of the work called "Jama' Bahadur Khani," an epitome of European Sciences in the Persian language, including treatises on astronomy, optics, and mathematics, and copious tables of logarithms for natural numbers, sines, tangents, &c., also of a small octavo volume of Perspective called " 'Ilm-ul-Manazarat," in the Persian language, which he presented to the Asiatic Society in 1835 A. D., 1251 A. H. Khanazad Begam, (*^'. '^b^^'^, the sister of the em- peror Babar was five years older than him. Another daughter of 'Umar Shaikh was Mehr Bano, eight years younger than Babar. Another daughter was Yadgar Sultan Begam, whose mother's name is Agha Sultan Ghun- chichi ; the fourth daughter was named Euqia Sultan Begam, whose mother's name was Makhduma Sult:in Begam who was also called Uara Qiir Begam — the last two daughters were born after the death of their father. Khanazad Khan, o|3"l=»-, vide Khan Zaman Baha- dur- and Euh-ullah Khan. Khanazad Khan, i^j^^, son of Sarbuland Khan, was governor of Peshawar in 1723 A. D., 1135 A. H. "When the government of Allahabad was conferred on his father by the emperor Muhammad Shah in 1732 A. D., 1145 A. H., he was deputed to act for him as governor of that province. Khan Bahadur Khan, c»^j<i'v^ ci^^, the son of Jalal-uddiu Khan, the son of Hafiz Eahmat Khan. Vide Masruf.