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Shah father Amír Kamál-uddín left Khawáf, and came to Hindústán in the reign of the emperor Akbar, when he was admitted amongst the nobles of the court of Dehlí. Mírak Husain, the son of Kamál-uddín held a situation in the service of the state, in the reign of Jáhangír. The son of Mírak Husain, Mírak Moín-uddín, commonly called Amanat Khán, was in great favour with Sháh Jahán, and rose to the first rank. He retained also the patronage of Álamgír, was appointed by him to various important governments as those of Láhor. Multán, Kábul and Kashmír. Amánat Khán was the ablest man in the court, and a great favourite of 'Álamgír. When the emperor resided in Upper India, he bestowed the Súbadári of the Dakhin on Khán Jahán Bahádur Kokaltásh about the year 1670 A. D., 1081 A. H., and Amánat Khán was appointed Díwán of the Dakhin or Paymaster General, and Historiographer. He had four sons of eminent character; the first 'Abdul Ḳádir Dayánat Khán, was the keeper of the Privy Purse. The second Mír Husain Amánat Khán, was the public treasurer and governor of Súrat : after his death the latter post was assigned to his elder brother. The third son was Mír 'Abdul Rahmán Wizárat Khán who was promoted to the Díwání of Málwá and Bíjápúr. He was an excellent poet and composed a Díwan under the poetical title of Bikrámí. The fourth son Kásim Khán was Díwán of Multán. Mír Hasan 'Alí the son of Ḳásim Khán was the father of Nawáb Samsám-uddaula Sháhnawáz Khán. He was born on the 10th of March, 1700 A. D., 29th Ramaẓán, 1111 A. H. at Láhor, but repaired to 'Aurangábád at an early age, and took up his abode with his relations and kinsmen who resided there before him. He was engaged first by Nizám-ul-Mulk 'Asaf Jáh under whom and his son Násir Jang he served as Díwán of Beṛáṛ for several years. In the time of Salabát Jang, he was raised to the rank of 7000 with the title of Sam-sám-uddaula. On the 12th of May, 1758 A. D., 3rd Ramaẓán, 1171 A. H., the day on which 'Abdul Rahmán Haidnr Jang, the counsellor of Monsieur Bussy the French General, was assassinated by the instigation of Nizám 'Alí the brother of Salábat Jang, he also was murdered in the confusion together with his youngest son Mír 'Abdul Nabí Khán, but his two other sons, Mír 'Abdur S.i.lam and Mir 'Abdul Hai escaped. The remains of the father and son were interred in the tomb of their ancestors in the southern part of the city of 'Aurangábád. The chronogram of this event gives the following : " We have been murdered by 'Abdul Rahmán" Sháhnawáz Khán is the author of the work called " Másir-ul-Umráe Taimúria" containing the Memoirs of the 'nobility who served in Hindústán and the Dakhin under the house of Taimúr. It was commenced by him, but he left it unfinished, and in the turbulent scenes which attended his death, the manuscript was scattered in various directions, and was considered as lost : some short time after, wards Mír Ghulám 'Alí Azad, a friend of his collected the greater portion of the missing leaves, and restored the work to its entire form with a few additions, amongst which was the life of the author : at a subsequent period again, his son Mír 'Abdul Hai Khán who had received the title of Samsám-uddaula Samsám Jang after his father's death, completed the work in the form in which it now occurs, in the year 1779 A. D., and died on the 28th April, 1782 A. D., 15th Jumáḍa I, 1196 A. H.

Shah. Nur Ashhari, a famous poet who was a pupil of Zahír-uddín Fáryábí and flourished in the reign of Sulṭán Muhammad Khwárizm Sháh son of Takash. He died at Tabrez in 1204 A. I)., 600 A. H.

Shah Nur,, a celebrated Dervish and saint who died on the 2nd February, 1693 A. D., and was buried in the vicinity of 'Aurangábád where his tomb is still visited by the Muhammadans.

Shahpur, vide Sháhpúr.

Shahristani, vide 'Abú'l Fatha Muhammad-ash-Shahristaní.

Shahrukh, Mirza,, the son of Razá Ḳulí and grandson of Nádir Sháh. His father Razá Ḳulí's mother Fátima Sulṭán Begam was the daughter of Sháh Sulṭán Husain Safwá. Sháhrukh was raised to the throne some time after the death of his grandfather, but was soon after seized and deprived of sight. He retired to Mashhad, which province he was allowed to hold in his possession till the time of his death which happened at Dámghán in 1796 A. D. His death was the consequence of the tortures that had been inflicted upon him by 'Aḳá Muhammad, king of Persia, who by this act extorted from him many precious stones of great value which had once belonged to Nadir Shah.

Slialirakh, Mirza, was the fourth son of Amír Taimúr and held the government of Khurásaán at his father's death which took place in February. 1405 A. D. After the imprisonment of Sulṭán Z-iaii'l his nephew, ruler of Samarkand 1408 A. D., Sll A. II., he marched from Khurasan to take possession of liij domi- nions. His authority was immediately acknov/Icdged, not only in Samarkand, but over all Transoxania. He was brave and generous, but not an ambitious prince : and during a reign of 42 years, we hear of no wars in which he was engaged, except with the Turkman tribes of Asia Minor whose power Taimur had overcome, but not destroyed. Mirza Shahrukh was born at Samar- kand on the 21st July, 1377 A. D., 14th, Eabf I, 779 A. H., and died at Fishaward in the province of Esi, on the Persian new year's day, viz. Sunday, the 12th March, 1447 A. D., 25th Zil-hijja, 850 A. H., aged 71 lunar years. He reigned 42 years during which the conquests of his father in India seem to have remained in subjection to his authority. At his death he left 5 sons, viz., Mirza Ulagh Beg, Ibrahim Mirza, Mirza Baisanghar, Sayurghamish and Muhammad Jugi. He was succeeded by his son Mirza Ulagh Beg.

Shahmkli Mirza, a descendant of Amír Taimur, was the son of Ibráhím Mirzá, the son of Mirzá Sulaimán ruler of Badakhshán. His mother's name was Muhtarim Khánam. About the year 1575 A. D., 983 A. H., he forcibly took possession of Badakhshán from his grandfather and reigned there about 10 years, after which in 1585 A. D., 993 A. H. that province was conquered by 'Abdulláh Khán Uzbak, and Sháhrukh compelled to fly to India, where he was kindly received by the emperor Akbar, who gave him his daughter Shakar-un-Nisá Begam in marriage in the year 1693 A. D., 1001 A. H. and raised him to the rank of an Amír of 5,000. In the time of Jahangir the rank of 7,000 was conferred on him. He died at Ujjain 1607 A. D., 1016 A. H., and was buried there.

Shahruk Mirza or Mirza Shahruk, who had Jagír in Gujrát, was murdered by his younger brothers in the year 1032 A. H.

Shahryar, a king of Persia of the Sasanian race, who reigned in Persia a few months in 629 A. D., vide Sheiroya.

Shahryar, Sultan,, the youngest son of the emperor Jáhangír, was married to a daughter of Núr Jahán Begam by her former husband Sher Afghán Khán. On the death of Jahángir in 1627 A. D., 1037 A. H. this prince who was' then at Láhor, seized the royal treasure, bought over the troops, and forming a coalition