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 Sayyad 239 Sayyad ■where he remained twelve years. These two immigrations of fugitive Sayyads fixed the religion of the country, and were doubtless the chief cause of the religious persecutions which ensued in the foUowing reign. Sayyad 'Ali Shirazi, cpL)^ cs^^ '^i'", the saint of the Jokhia Sindhi tribe. His tomb is in Tatta. The inscription bears the date 1776 A. D., 1190 A. H. Sayyad 'Ali bin- Shahalb-Ti ddin Hamdani, ^ilO.+Ai^Jii'.'l e^J^^U author of the "Taz- kirat-ul-Maluk," treating upon religion, articles of faith, duty of kings to their subjects, &c., &c. Sayyad Husain Shahid, Amir, '^i^' '^i^y.'^K a Muhammadan saint or martyr, who was slain on the 9th of May, 1538 A. D., 9th Zil-lnjja, 944 A. H. in the time of the emperor Humayun, and is buried at a place called Nai'ki Mandi at A'grah, where his tomb is to be seen to this day bearing a Persian inscription in verse. Sayyad Kabir, Sayyad, ^ti^ <^i'*' His tomb is still to be seen at Agrah near a place called Sultanganj, and from the inscription on the tombstone, we learn that he died in 1609 A. D., 1018 A. H. Sayyad Muhammad or Said Muhammad, ^♦^'"'^i^, author of an Arabic work on Theology called " Asrar 'Ulum." Sayyad Muhammad, "^^-w, a poet whose poetical name is Eind, vide Eind. Saydi, Mir, iS'^J^'^, a poet of Persia who in 1654 A. D., 1064 A. H. came to India in the reign of Shah Jahan. It is said that in one instance he received a present of 6000 rupees from Jahan 'Ara Begam the daughter of the emperor, and in another one lac for his poems. He died in 1672 A. D., 1083 A. H. and is the author of a Diwan contaioing, 4,000 verses. Saifi. of Bukhara, Mulla, isj-^^ cs^'i** He is the author of two Di'wans, one of G-hazals, and the other for the use of trades-people. Fide the foUowiag article. Saifi of Waishapur, iSJJi^*^^ i^^^t a poet who flourished in the reign of Alauddfn Takask of Khwarizm. There are several other poets of this name, such as Saifi of Bukhara, Amir Haji Saif-uddin Saifi, a nobleman at the court of Amir Taimur, &c. One of them is the author of a small work on the art of writing poetry, called "Uruz Saifi" which he wrote in the year 1491 A. D., or 896 A. H. This work was translated into English in 1872 A. D. by H. Blochmann, M. A. Saif Khan, cj'^ a nobleman of the reign of the emperor 'Alamgir, who was appointed governor of the Suba of A'grah in September, 1669 A. D., 1070 A. H. Saif Khan, iJ-^'-^i^, the brother of Zain Khan Koka. Saif Khan, (♦i*Lr^t i^i son of Ibrahim Khan, Fatha Jang governor of Bengal by a sister of the empress Nur Jahan, named Malika Bano Begam. His aunt the empress, having no sons by Jahangfr, adopted Saif Khan as her own, and he was from his tender years brought up at court by the empress. He was subse- quently governor of Bardwan where after some years as he was riding on an elephant through the street, a child was accidently trodden to death. The parents loudly demanded an exemplary punishment on the driver. Saif Khan refused their request and ordered them to be driven away. They made their complaint to the emperor, who ordered Saif Khan to make them ample amends for their loss ; but Saif Khan threw them into prison which coming to the ears of the emperor, he sent for Saif Khan at Labor, and for his disobedience had him trodden to death in the presence of the child's parents. Saif Khan Koka, '^0-^ eldest brother of Zain Khan Koka, who was raised by the emperor Akbar to the rank of 4000. He was killed in battle against Muhammad Husain Mirza at Ahmadabad Gujrat in the year 1672 A. D., 980 A. H. Saif-uddin Lachin, Amir, tJ^i^i' ui'^^'^t^^i'^^, a Turk of the tribe of Lachin, came to India about the year 1253 A. D., 651 A. H., and served under several emperors of Dehli. He is the father of 'Azz-uddin 'All Shah, Hisam-uddin Ahmad and of Abti'l Hasan who is commonly called Amir Khusro, the celebrated poet of Hindustan. Saif-uddin Asfarikati, J"^ iij:!'^-" '-^*«, a poet who was a native of Asfarikat a town in Mawar- unnahr. He flourished in the time of one of the Sultans of Khwarizm, named Alp or Apal Arsalan who reigned after Atsiz and died in 1166 A. D., 561 A. H. Saif-uddin has left a Diwan containing 12,000 verses. Saif-uddaula, ^ji^h a prince of Hamdan who reigned about the year 967 A. D., 366 A. H. Saif-uddaula or Saif-u ddin, son of 'Ala-uddin Hasan Ghori, whom he succeeded in the kingdom of Ghor and Ghazni 1156 A. D., 561 A. H., and made over the latter province to his cousin Ghayas-uddin Muhammad the son of Sam. He was slain in a battle he fought against the Ghizan Turkmans 1163 A. D., 558 A. H., after a reign of seven years, and was succeeded by his cousin Ghayas-uddin. Saif-uddaula, ^-^j'^-'l "-^^.■w whose proper name is Mir Najabat 'Ali Khan, was the second son of Mir Ja'far 'AH Khan, governor of Bengal, Behar and Urj^sa. He suc- ceeded his brother Najm-uddaula who died of small- pox, in May, 1766 A. D., Zil-hijja, 1179 A. H., and assumed the title of Saif-uddaula. A pension was granted to him by the English, and the business of Nazim managed by deputy. He lived after this three years and ten months, and died on the 10th March 1770 A. D., 8th Zi-Ka'da, 1183 A. H. He was succeeded by his younger brother Mubarik-uddaula, a minor. Saif-uddaula, ^^j'^^^ ^i^. This man, who was a faith- ful follower of Mirza Najaf Khan, was a Hindu Eajput called Eathor, a native of Bikaneir. Having been in service at Allahabad under the brother of the late Wazir, father of Muhammad Kuli ; he became a Muhammadan about the year 1866, and was appointed to the charge of districts returning 20 lacs a year, with the title of Saif- uddaula. — Mr. H. G. Keene's Mogltid Empire, page 110. Saif-uz-zafar Naubahari, )^^yj=^-J^^ author of a work called " Durr-ul-Majalis," containing anecdotes of various persons from the earliest ages to the time of Abu Sa'id Abu'l Khair who died in 1048 A. D., 440 A. H., together with a description of heaven and hell. He is also called Sayuf Zafar Naubahari. SaS'yad, <*'i**, the Sayyads who are also called Mirs, are the descendants of 'Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet. Sayyad Abdullah, son of Sayyad 'Abdul •