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 Muliammad 190 Muhammad Changez Khan, and governed Hirat, Kandahar and other districts ; invaded Hindustan with 20,000 chosen horse. Having ravaged all the villages about Debalpur and Lahor, he turned towards Multiin. The prince Muham- mad Sultan hearing of his designs, hastened to the hanks of the river of Labor, where both armies drew up in order of battle, and engaged with great fury. The prince, unfortunately, received a fatal arrow in his breast, by which he fell to the ground, and in a few minutes expir- ed. Very few of the unfortunate Muhammad's party escaped from this conflict. Among the fortunate few, was Amir Khusro, the poet, who relates this event at large, in his book called " Khizir Khani." This event took place on Friday, the 9th of March, 1285 A. D., 30th Zil- hijja, 683 A. H. Muhammad Khan Talpur, J^^^ J-^ <^^'°, vide Mir Muhammad Khan Talpur. Muhammad Khuda Banda, Sultan, l"^*- <^*:^, surnamcd Sultan Sikandar Shah, was the eldest son of Shah Tahmasp I; was born in the year 1531 A. D., 938 A. H., and succeeded to the throne of Persia on the death of his brother Shah Isnia'il II, in November, 1577 A. D., 985 A. H. The fortunes of this monarch, who from a natural weakness in his eyes, was incapable of rule, had been for many years upheld by the character of his eldest son, Hamza Mirza, and his power terminated at the death of that prince, who fell under the blow of an assassin in his own private apartments on the 24th November, 1586 A. D., 22nd Zil-hijja, 994 A. H. The chiefs of Khurasan immediately proclaimed 'Abbas, the king's second son, as king of Persia, and in the year 1588 A. D., 996 A. H., marched with him to Kazwin, the capital of the empire, which they took possession of without opposition, and the unfortunate Muhammad was deserted by every inha- bitant of Kazwin and by his own army. Muhammad Khuda Banda, Sultan, ^'^=^ <^*^, surnamed Aljailii, a descendant of Changez Khan, suc- ceeded his brother Sultan Ghazan Khan, the son of Arghtin Khan to the throne of Persia in May, 1304 A. D., Shawwal, 703 A. H. He is said to have been a just prince, and was the first monarch of Per.sia who pro- claimed himself of the sect of 'AH. He gave a public proof of his attachment to this sect, by causing the names of the twelve Imams to be engraven on all the money which he coined. He built the celebrated city of Sul- tania in 'Azurbejan or Media, which he made the capital of his dominions, and where he afterwards was buried. The dome over his tomb is fifty-one feet in diameter, and is covered with glazed tiles. He died on the 17th December, 1316 A. D., 1st Shawwal, 716 A. H., after a reign of 13 lunar j'ears, and was succeeded by his son Sultan Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan. Muhammad Khusro Khan, ^J-^^ Jj'^'^ <>*s^, author of a Medical work called " Makhzan ul-Adwia." Muhammad Kuli Khan, "i-*^, governor of Allahabad, was the son of Mirza Muhsin, the brother of Nawab Sufdar Jang of Audh. In the year 1769 A. D., 1172 A. H., he, under the royal standard of the prince 'AH Gohar (afterv/ards Shah 'Alam) who had procured from his fa her, 'A'lamgir II, grants of Bengal, Behar and Urysa, marched towards Patna, where, on his arrival, the place was besieged and the siege was carried on for some days with briskness ; but he was obliged to raise the siege and retreat on receiving intelligence that Shujaa'-uddaula (who was his first cousin and the son of Safdar Jang), had treacherously seized Allahabad and possessed himself of that province. On his arrival at Allahabad in 1761 A. D., 1174 A. H., he was seized and imprisoned, and ultimately put to death in the fort of Jalalabad hy order of Shujaa'-uddaula, he being jealous of his ambitious views in assisting the prince in the invasion of Bengal, . and regarding Allahabad as his right, it having been given only in deputation by his father, Safdar Jang, to Muhammad Kuli Khan, who had refused to surrender it to the son. Muhammad Kuli Kutb Shah, »^ t5^ vide Kuli Kutb Shah II. Muhammad Kuli Salim, vide Sal'im. Muhammad Kuresh, Mirza, t3^i;'' iy^iy the second son of Bahadur Shah. His title of succession to the throne of Dehli, was acknowledged by the British Government, in 1856 with this condition that on the king's death he would receive the titlS of Shahzada. Muhammad Kutb Shah, V*^^ the fifth Sultan of the Kutbshahi d3rnasty of Golkanda, and nephew or brother of Muhammad Kuli Kutb Shah, whom he succeeded in January, 1612 A. D., Zi-Ka'da, 1020 A. H. He was living in 1620 A. D., 1029 A.' H. After his death, 'Abdullah Kutb Shah was raised to the throne of Golkanda. Muhammad Lad, •^'^ author of the Dictionary called " Muwyyad ul-Fuzla." Muhammad Lari, Mulla, lsP <^*'='*, author of a work which goes after his name, viz., " Talif Mulla Muhammad Lari." Muhammad Maghrabi, Maulana, ^"^y, vide Maghrabi. Muhammad Makahul, Jj^'^'^a^, vide Muhammad (Sultan). Muhammad Ma'sum, <>.*s^, the son of Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi, was born in the year 1598 A. D., 1007 A. H., and died in 1668 A. D., 1079 A. H. aged 72 lunar years. Muhammad Ma'sum Nami, Amir, •^*=^ j^AjL) p^^-xa*^ of Bakkar, was one of the nobles of the court of Akbar. He wrote five Masnawis or Poems, con- taining 10,000 verses; one is in the metre of "Haft Paikar," one in the measure of the " Sikandar-nama," one called " Pari Surat," is in the measure of " Laili and Majniin," one called " Husn wa-Naz," is in the metre of " Yusaf Zalekha," and one in the measure of the " Makhzan ul-Asrar." He also wrote two Diwans of Gha- zals and two Saki-namas. He once paid a visit to Shah 'Abbas, king of Persia, accompanied with no less than one thousand followers. Muhammad Mtr, Sayyad, His proper name is Kamal-uddin Haidar. He was a native af Lakh- nau, and translated the History of Rasselas from English into Urdu for the Agrah School Book Society, in the year 1839 A. D. Muhammad Mirza, 13^ son of Miranshah and grandson of Amfr Taimur, was a pious prince, and not being ambitious, he remained with his brother Mirza Khalil-ullah, ruler of Samarkand ; and when that country was taken by Mirza Shahrulch his uncle, and made over to his own son Mirza Ulagh Beg in 1408 A. D., 811 A. H.,