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 Lai 159 LutfullalL first, called Ya'kub bin-Lais, was founder of the dynasty of the Safarides. Lai Chand, whose poetical name was Uns, is the author of a Persian Di'wan. He died in the year 1852 A. D., 1268 A. H. Lai Khan, J-^ J^, a celebrated sona-ster of India who died in the fourth year of the emperor Jahangi'r's reign, 1609 A. D., 1018 A. H. Lai Kunwar, JJ-''^ d^} the favourite mistress of Jahan- dar Shah, emperor of Dehli'. This woman had been a public dancer, and her family were of the same discredi- table class : yet they were exalted to high stations by the emperor, to the exclusion of the nobles, whom they were also allowed on several occasions to insult with impunity. Laludin, i^.^^"^} the younger Nawab of Najfbabad who turned a rebel in 1857, and was hanged in April 1858. Lai Singh (Raja), ^^b a Sikh Chief and para- mour of Eani Chand Kunwar. After the death of Eaja Jawahir Singh, the office of prime-minister remained vacant for some time and was disposed of by lot to Lai Singh in November 1845. Lai Singh lived at Agrah as a state prisoner for several years before the outbreak. Lama'i, (also called Lama'i Bukhari because he was a native of Bukhara), his proper name is Mahmud bin- 'Usman, and he is the author of the works called " Sharaf- ul-Insan," " Ibrat-nama," and " Shama'wa-Parwana," in the Turkish language.^ He died 1533 A. D., 940 A. H. He was a pupil of Sozni. Laek, or Layek, <3-^> the poetical name of the author of the poem called " Dastur Himmat," containing the story of Kamrup in Persian verses which he dedicated to Him- mat Khan Bahadur his patron. He completed this work in 1685 A. D., 1096 A. H., and found the chronogram of that year to be contained in Himmat Khan. Largeiran Gun, nir^j^, '"^'^^ Ahlfa Baf. Lashkar Khan, li)'^^^*"-', a nobleman of the court of the emperor Jahangir. Lashkar Khan, iD^=^j^^, a nobleman of the court of Jahangir and Shah Jahan who held the mansab of 5000. He had built his house near Naiki Mandi on a spot of ground of 20 bigas which had a large gate. Latif-unnisa Begam, (♦^■i-! '"^1 a widow of the late Nawab Shams ul-'Umra andWikar ul-'Umra's mother, died at Hydarabad Dakhin on the 24th August, 1864 at the good old age of 74 lunar years. She survived her hus- band only sixteen months, and thirteen days. She was buried with great pomp in the sepulchre of her husband. Lilawati, tJ^'^^K vide Bhaskar Acharya. Lisani (Maulana), C5^^ ^"^i^s poetical name of Wajih- uddin 'Abdullah Shirazf, a son of Mir Muhammad Mushk- farosh. He died at Tabrez according to Ivhushgo in 1583 A. D., 991 A. H., and left a Diwan containing 4000 verses. Lodi, LS^^ } a tribe of Pathans or Afghans in India. Vide Khan Jahan Lodi. Lonkaran, c»j^; vide Eae Lonkaran. Luhrasp, v*"!^? J the son-in-law of Kaikaus, and succes- sor of Kaikhusro, king of Persia. He was the fourth king of the Kayanian dynasty ; and obliged both the rulers of Tartary and of China to do him homage. In his time Bakht un-Nasar (Nebuchadnezzar) the governor of 'Irak, took Jerusalem, and carried away into bondage such of its inhabitants as were not put to the sword. Luhrasp is stated to have reigned 120 years, and was succeeded by his son Kishtasp or Gashtasp, who is believed to be Darius Hystaspes of the Greeks. Luhrasp, V^l^V^^ original name of Mahabat Khan, the second son of the celebrated Mahabat Khan Jahangiri. He had been governor of Kabul for several years in the time of the emperor 'Alamgir, but was recalled to the presence about the year 1670 A. D., and shortly after ordered to command the army of the Dakhin in the room of Maharaja Jaswant Singh who was recalled to coui't. Vide Mahabat Khan Luhrasp. Lukman Hakim, /♦•J;*'^ uj'*'^^ He flourished about a thousand years before the Christian era, and is said to have been cotomporary with David the king of Israel. He is the greatest of the Oriental moralists, and held in the highest esteem by the Orientals for his wisdom and virtues; even Muhammad speaks of him in the 31st chai^ter of the Kuran which is called " Sura Lukman," with profound reverence. Lukman's wisdom, like Solo- mon's, is supposed to have been of divine origin. One day as he was in his room, working at his trade (he was a carpenter) several angels invisibly entered and saluted him. Lukman, hearing voices, looked around him, but not seeing any one, made no reply. The angels then said : We are messengers from God, thy Creator and oui-s, who hath sent us to thee to inform thee, that He designs to make thee a monarch and His vicegerent on earth. Luk- man answered : If it be the absolute vsdU of God that I shall become a monarch, that wiU must be accomplished ; and I trust that He will grant me grace to execute His commands faithfully ; but if the liberty of choice be given me, I should prefer abiding in my present condition ; the only favour that I ask from God being, that He would preserve me from offending Him, for were I to offend Him, all tho dignities of the earth would be but a burden to me. This reply was so agreeable to God that He at once bestowed on Lukman the gifts of Knowledge and Wisdom to a degree hitherto unparalleled. The Maxims of Lukman are ten thousand in number ; and " any one of these," says an Arabian commentator, "is of much greater value than the whole world." His wisdom and the striking morality of his fables, are so like those of .Slsop that he is considered by some as the same person- age. Lutf, "-^K the poetical name of Mi'r Amman, a Hindustani lyric poet, and one of the learned natives foi-merly at- tached to the College of Fort William. He is the author of the " Bagh-o-Bahar," a simple version of the " Nautarz Murassa" in Urdu, completed in 1802 A. D., 1217 A. H. Lutf 'Ali Khan, ij-^ the eldest son of Ja'far Khan, king of Persia, whom he succeeded in the year 1788 A. D. ; had several battles with the troops of Aka Muhammad Khan Kachar, by whom he was defeated, taken prisoner, and afterwards murdered in 1795 A. D. He was the last prince of the Zand family. Lutfullah, a Muhammadan gentleman, who was born in the ancient city of Dharanagar, in Malwa, on Thursday the 4th of November, 1802 A. D., 7th iiajab, 1217 A. H. His father iIaulvi Muhammad Akram, was a Muhammadan of the sacred, order, a descendant of Shah