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 Miran 176 Mir Miran Mubarik Khan Faruki I, w'^ '-(j^i'* obi'^ ij'jj^'j succeeded his father Miran 'Adil Khan Faruki in the government of Khandesh in April, 1441 A. D. He reigned, without undertaking any foreign con- quest, or drawing upon himself the hostility of his neigh- bours, for a period of nearly 17 lunar years. He died on the 17th May, 1457 A. D., 12th Kajah, 861 A. H., was buried at Talner, and succeeded by his son Miran Ghani, commonly called 'Adil Khan Faruki I. Miran Mubarik Klian Taniki II, ^J'^t^'■^« ij^X^) succeeded his brother Miran Muhammad Khan in the government of Khandesh in 1536 A. D., 943 A. H. He reigned 32 lunar years and died on the night of Wednesday the 24th of December, 1666 A. D., 6th Ju- mada II, 974 A. H., and was succeeded by Mi'ran Mu- hanimad Khan Faruki II. Miran Muhammad Khan Faruki I, LS^V^ succeeded to the government of Khandesh after the death of his father 'Adil Khan II, in 1520 A. J)., 926 A. H., and after the demise of Bahadur Shah king of Gujvat and Malwa, who was murdered by the Portu- guese at Diu in February, 1537 A. D., he (Muhammad Khan) being the son of Bahadur Shah's sister, was pro- claimed by his mother, in concert with the nobles, king of Gujrat and Malwa, and was formally crowned at Mando with the title of Miran Muhammad Shah ; but his reign in those provinces was of short duration, for he died suddenly on the 24th of April, 1537 A. D., 13th Zi-Ka'da, 943 A. H. His body was conveyed to Burhanpur, and interred in the vault of his father, 'Adil Khan II. His brother Miran Mubarik Khan II succeeded him in the government of Khandesh, and Mahmud Shah (son of Latif Khan the brother of Bahadur Shah) to the throne of Gujrat. Miran Muhammad Khan Faruki II, <^-^'° ol;^ ts-i'-* ^J'jtJ^' o''^, succeeded Miran Mubarik Khan II in the government of Khandesh in December, 1566 A. D., and died after a reign of ten yeajrs in 1576 A. D., 984 A. H. He was succeeded by his brother Eaja 'Ali Khan. Miran Shah, Mirza, tir-*, the eldest surviving son of Amir Taimur (Tamerlane) was bom in the year 1367 A. D., 769 A. H. He had the government of 'Irak, 'Azurbejan, Dayarbikr and Syria during the lifetime of his father, and after his death he reigned 3 years 3 months and 7 days over those countries, when he was slain in a battle against Kara Yusaf the Turkman on the 20th of April, 1408 A. D., 24th Zi-Ka'da, 810 A. H., aged 4 1 lunar years 7 months and io days, t He had several sons, viz., Abu Bakr Mirza, 'AH Mirza, Umar Mirza who succeeded him, Mirza Khalil, Sultan Muham- mad Mirza, Mirza Ayjal and Mirza Sayiirghamish. Mir Bakir Damad, ■^^■^^■^y^'ji'^, he was called Damad because he was the son-in-law of Shah 'Abbas I, king of Persia. He is the author of the work entitled " Ufk ul- Mubin," and the marginal notes on the " Sharah Mukh- tasar Usill". He died in the year 1630 A. D., 1040 A. H., vide Muhammad Bakir Damad. Mir Buzurg, ^jj^ji", author of a work on Sufyism called " Durr ul-Ma'rfat." Mir Dard, Oi^^i'*, vide Dard (Mir). Mir Haidar, J'^'^j^, vide Haidar (Mir). Mir Haidar Eafiki Mua'mmai, ^jh^j ^ if^^-*^", the punster and poet, flourished in the time of Shah Isma'il Safwi II of Persia, and was living about the year 1577 A. D., 985 A. H., vide Haidar Mua'mmai, and Kafi-uddin Haidar Eafa'f. Mir Haji, ls^^'^J^- The convict Mir Ha.ji, the mur- derer of Captain Douglas and others during the mutiny at Dehli, was executed on Tuesday morning the 29th of December, 1868 A. D., in front of the Labor Gate of the city of Dehli, facing the apartments which were the scene of the murders for which he suffered death. He was brought from jail to the place of execution under a strong Police Guard ; he mounted the scaffold with a firm step ; while the rope was being adjusted he muttered in a low voice " Brethren, remember your Kalma," and then repeated in the same low tone two or three times " La illah" &c., &c., soon after which the trap fell, and all was over, almost without a struggle. After hanging the usual time, the body was made over to the friends of the convict. Mir Husaini, j^s^i-"^^'", author of the Zad ul-Musaflrm_ Vide Husain bin-Hasan al-Husaini. Mir Ja'far, J^'^ nawab of Bengal, vide Ja'far 'All Khan. Mir Jumla, title of Mir Muhammad Amin of Shahristan in Persia, came to India in the time of Jahangir 1618 A. D., 1027 A. H., and served under him for several years. In the reign of Shah Jahan, he was raised to the rank of 5000 with the title of Mir Jumla. He died on the 22nd of August, 1637 O. S., 10th Eabi' II, 1047 A. H. Mir Jumla, *W j'i*, title of Mir Muhammad Said the prime-minister of 'Abdullah Kutb Shah of Golkanda. He had formerly been a diamond merchant and had been known and respected throughout the Dakhin for his wealth and abilities long before he attained high sta- tion. His son, Muhammad Amin, a dissolute and violent young man, had drawn on himself the resent- ment of 'Abdullah Kutb Shah, and had involved his father in a dispute with the court at Dehli. Mir Jumla in the year 1656 A. D., 1066 A. H., threw himself on the protection of the emperor Shah Jahan, in whose service he remained ; became the chosen counsellor of the prince Aurangzfb, and afterwards one of the most useful instru- ments of his ambitious designs. On the accession of Aurangzib 'Alamgir, he was sent in pursuit of Sultan Shujaa' and appointed governor of Bengal. The title conferred on him bj'' 'Alamgir, was Mu'azzam Khan, KhanKhanan Sipah Salar. He held the rank of 7000. In the fourth year of the emperor 1662 A. D., he went on an expedition against the kingdom of Asam. He marched from Dacca in Bengal about the month of Feb- ruaiy, and entered Asam by Ghoraghat ; from thence he proceeded with very little opposition to the capital Ghar- gaon, which he took and plundered ; but the rainy season setting in soon after, which inundated great part of the coimtry, his supplies were cut off by the Asamians, and his troops becoming sickly, it was with great difficulty the army effected its retreat. The unfortunate general fell a victim to the climate a few days after his re-enter- ing Bengal. He died at Khizarpiir in Kuch Behar on the 31st March, 1663 A. D., 2nd Eamazan, 1073 A. H. The history of this expedition was written by Shahab- uddin Ahmad Talash in 1663 A. D., 1073 A. H. Mir Jumla, ^4^, title of 'Abdullah a nobleman and private favourite of the emperor Farrukh-siyar, was