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 Sardar 237 Sarwar consenting to pay the Marhattas the Chouth. or part of the revenue of that province, and Eaja Abhay Singh the son of Aji't Singh Eathor was appointed to succeed him. Sarhaland Khan made some opposition to his successor, but was defeated and prevented from coming to court by the emperor. He was, however, after some time appointed governor of Allahabad, 1732 A. D., 1145 A. H., ■when he deputed his son Xhanazad Khan to command, himself residing at court. He died in 1745 A. D., 1158 A. H. Sardar Singh, present Eaja of Bikaneii, (1857). Sari Sakti, l5^-" LSJ*") a celebrated Musalman saint, was called Sakti because he formerly dealt in metals, but afterwards became a disciple of Maruf Karlshi. He was the uncle of Shaikh Junaid as well as his master. The following anecdote is related on good authority : Sari Saktf said that for thirty years he never ceased imploring divine pardon for having once exclaimed, " Praise be to God .'" and on being asked the reason, he said : " A fire broke out in Baghdad, and a person came up to me and told me that my shop had escaped, on which I uttered those words, and even to this moment I repent • having said so, because it showed that I wished better to myself than to others." He died on Wednesday the 9th of August, 870 A. D., 6th Eamazan, 256 A. H., and is buried at Baghdad. Some authors say that he died three years before that period. Sarfaraz Khan, Nawab, jlr^r« v!y> entitled 'Ala-uddaula, was the son of Nawab Shuja-uddaula or Shuja-uddi'n, governor of Bengal, whom he succeeded on the 13th March, 1739 A. D., 13th Zil-bijja 1151 A. H. He reigned one year and two months, and was slain in an attack made by Alahwardi Khan Mahabat Jang on the 29th April, 1740 A. D., 13th Safar, 1153 A. H. The cause of this murder is thus recorded : " 'Ala-uddaula having accidentally met the niece of his wazfr Mahabat Jang, a young lady who bore the repute of being the most beautiful woman of the age, first commanded, and then entreated, her to withdraw her veil, that he might enjoy one look at her face. The modest damsel, over- whelmed with confusion and terror, entreated the prince's pardon, and, pleading eloquently for her honour, declined to gratify his curiosity ; but he, being charmed with her exquisite grace and the delicious tones of her voice, was fired with a hasty determination, and himself withdrew the veil. He gazed in ardent admiration on her lovely countenance for a few seconds ; then dropping the dra- pery, he asked forgiveness for his rudeness, and paying the beauty some princely compliment, passed on. The vinhappy girl fled in tears to her father, 'Ataullah, and to her uncle the wazfr, and with mixed indignation and shame, declared the sad tale of her disgrace, and imme- diately afterwards destroyed herself with poison. Suifice it to say, that the prince became their victim within a few hours." Sarfi Sawaji, cs^J^ t^V'^J ^ Poet named Shaikh Yakub who flourished in the time of the emperor Akbar, and wrote a chronogram on the death of Amir Fath-ullah Shirazi and Hakim Abu'l Fatha Gilani, both of whom died in 1589 A. D., 997 A. H. He was a native of Sawa in Persia and came to India where he died in 1595 A. D., 1003 A. H., and left a Diwan. Sarfoji, u'^.^iy"} ^^b, of Tanjore, a descendant of Ekkoji, the brother of the celebrated Sfwaji the Marhatta chief. By the treaty of 26th October, 1799 A. _D., the English Government decided between two rival claimants, to place Sarfoji upon the masnad, on condition that he transferred 60 the management of his territory to the British, consenting to receive in lieu of its revenue, an annual payment of £118,350. The absolute sovereignty of the fortress and city of Tanjore itself, were at the same time guaranteed to the prince. Sarfoji died in 1832 A. D., and was succeeded by his only son Siwaji', who reigned 23 years and died on the 29th October, 1855 A. D., leaving no legitimate son to succeed him. The surviving family consisted of the following persons: viz., The Queen Dowager, 1 6 vrives, 2 daughters, 2 sisters, 6 natural sons, 11 natural daughters, and 64 collaterals. Sarhindi Begam, (♦^■i^ cf^^'^, one of the wives of Shahjahan, who built a garden at Agrah, no traces of which are left now. Sarkhush, iJ"J^J^, the poetical name of Muhammad Afzal who was born in 1640 A. D., 1050 A. H., flourished in the time of the emperor 'Alamgir. He wrote a bio- graphy of the poets of his own time, entitled " Kalmat- ush-Shu'ara," the letters of which, if taken according to their respective numbers, will give the year in which it was written, viz., 1682 A. D., 1093 A. H. He was a good poet, had the good fortune to become acquainted with, almost all men of talents of his day. He died at the advanced age of 76 years about the jear 1714 A. D., 1126 A. H., and left besides the above-mentioned work, four Masnaw'is or poems, " Husn-o-Ishk," "Nur-i-'Ali," " Saki-nama," and " Shah-nama Muhammad 'Azim." Sarmad or Muhammad Sarmad, '^■^j^, Kazf of Seringapatam in the time of Tipu Sultan, by whose request he translated into Persian a work in the Dakhani dialect, and called it " Khulasa Sultani." Sarmad, the poetical name of an Armenian mer- chant who came to India in the reign of the emperor Shah Jahan. In one of his journeys towards Thatta, he fell so passionately in love with a Hindu girl, that he became distracted and would go about the streets stark naked. He was well-versed in the Persian language and was a good poet. In the beginning of the reign of 'Alamgir, he was sentenced to death on account of hia disobeying the orders of that emperor who had command- ed him not to go about naked. This event took place about the year 1661 A. D., 1072 A. H. Some say that the real cause of his execution was a Eubai which he had composed, the translation of which is " The Mullas say that Muhammad entered the heavens ; but Sarmad says that the heavens entered Muhammad." His tomb is close to the Jama Masjid at Dehli'. Sarmadi, iS'^J^, TakhaUus of Muhammad Sharif of Isfahan. He died 1606 A. D., 1015 A. H. Sarup Chand, 'i'JJ^) a Hindu, who is the author of a history called " Sahih-ul-Akhbar." Sarsabz, yi^)^'^} poetical name of Mirza Zain-ul-Abidin Khan, son of Nawab Salar Jang. He is the author of a Diwan. Sarup Singh, Rana, <^Jj^ ^L), present Eaja of Udaipur, (1857) died 1862 A. D. Sarshar, j''^*"? the poetical name of Murshid Kuli Khan Eustum Jang, son-in-law of Nawab Shuja-uddin of Bengal. He was living in the time of Nawab Mahabat Jang. Sarwar, JJ/*} poetical name of 'Azim-uddaula Nawab Mir