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 Supkaran 267 Tafta years, and died about the year 1226 A. D., 623 A. H. He was succeeded by his son. Atabak Abu Bakr also called Abu Nasr, a son every way worthy of his father. He gave an extraordinary proof of his foresight in his early conciliation of Changeiz Khan, to whom he sent a mission, and some valuable presents. The conqueror received the advance with favour, conferred the Turkish title of Kutlak Khan upon him ; and the province of Fars through the wisdom of its prince, was exempted from that destruction which fell on all those in its vicinity. In his time lived the celebrated Sadi of Shi'raz who wrote the GuHstan in his name. Abii Bakr died at Shiraz in 1260 A. D., 5th Jumada II, 658 A. H., after a long and prosperous reign of 34 years, and left his government to his son. Daulat Shah says he died in 667 A. H. Atabak Sad II, who, at the time of his father's death, was with the army of Halaku Khan the grandson of Changeiz Khan, hastened to take possession of his inheritance, but was seized by an illness, which terminated his existence before he could reach his capital. His infant son Atabak Muhammad was placed upon the masnad ; and the rule devolved upon the child's mother Khatun Turkan : but her authority received a great shock in the death of her son, who two years and a half after his advancement, fell from the terrace of hia palace, and was killed on the spot, 1262 A. D., 660 A. H. After his death Muhammad Shah, a chief of the family of Salghar was elevated to the dignity of Atabak, but Khatun Turkan, after eight months being displeased with his conduct, seized him and sent him prisoner to Halaku Khan : while she elevated his brother Saljuk Shah to the government. Saljuk Shah, with a view of confirming his power, married Khatun Turkan ; but afterwards in a fit of intoxica- tion, ordered one of his slaves to strike off her head. Some ofiicers of the emperor Halaku Khan, who were present, expressed their feelings at this horried act and were instantly put to death. When Halaku heard of these proceedings, he immediately ordered the execution of his brother Muhammad ; and Saljuk, dreading the vengeance of the emperor, fled to Kazarun : but was seized and put to death, 1263 A. D., 661 A. H. fsh, the daughter of Atabak Sad who reigned one year, got married to Mangu Tainiur the son of Halaku, which put an end to this famUy, which lasted 120 lunar years. Supkaran or Subhkaran Bundeila, ^^Ji^^^ i^j^-i^", a Eajput, who was an Amir of 2500 in the service of the emperor 'Alamgir. He died at Bahadurgarh in the Dakhin about the year 1678 A. D., 1089 A. H., and was much lamented by all who knew him. Many of his women buried themselves upon the funeral pile with his corpse. He was a soldier unequalled, had in repeated battles won the prize of valour, and was in general suc- cessful. After his death his son Dalpat Rao was exalted to the rank of 500 by the emperor. Surur, )iJ^} poetical name of Mirza Rajah 'AH Beg of Lakhnau. He is the author of a Diwan and several other works and of a beautiful story in Urdu called " Fisana Ajaeb" which he completed in the first year of the rei^jn of Nasir-uddin Haidar, 1828 A. D., 1244 A. H. Surur, poetical name of Lachhmi Ram. Sururi, <S)3y^i poetical title of Hajl Muhammad, a poet who died in 1561 A. D., 969 A. H. He was the son of a shoemaker, and had so excellent a memory, that he knew more than 30,000 verses by heart. He composed a dic- tionary called " Mujma-ul-Furs," and a book in which he explains the diflicult words of Nizami and other poets. Vide Muhammad Kasim son of Sururi. He also wrote a Commentary La the Turkish language on the Diwan of Hafiz. Sururi, LS^iJ^, poetical appellation of Eazi-uddm a brother of Maftun. He is the author of several Persian poems, besides which he has composed from 10 to 12 thousand Urdu verses. He was alive in 1796 A. D, 1211 A. H. Suryya Jah, S'^'iy, vide Amjad 'Ali Shah, king of Audh. Swami Bhopat Rae Begam, (^h.'. iS^) ij^^y*, a Khattrf who resided at Patau near Jammu in the Panjab. He translated, from the Sanskrit into Persian the Prabodh Chand (Chandrodaya) Natak a very curious work on Theosophy, and dedicated it as well as several other treatises on Siifyism to Narayan Chand. T. Taban, ^}^, the poetical name of Mfr 'Abdul Hai of Dehli, a youth whose extraordinary beauty was the theme of contemporary poets, and of whose personal charms, it is related that they were the envy of the other sex, and the admiration of all who beheld him. He was slain at an early age in consequence of having himself formed a very unbecoming attachment. His odes are in high estimation for delicacy and elegance of sentiment, and even the poet Souda was among the number of his admirers. Gilchrufs HiadusUim Grammar. He lived in the time of the emperor Muhammad Shah, Tabari, LSJ^^j a celebrated historian of Tabaristan, and author of the " Tarfkh Tabari." He was a famous Imam of Baghdad, and the Livy of the Arabians. He finished his General History in 914 A. D., 302 A. H. At the request of his friends, he reduced his work of 30,000 sheets to a more reasonable size. He died 922 A. D., 310 A. H. Firfg Abu Jafar-at-Tabari, and Abu All the wazir of Mansur. Taba Taba, ^ ^■i^j a poet whose proper name was Mi'r Eafi-uddin Husain, a Sayyad. who being of the Tabataba tribe, used it as his poetical name. He was living in 1601 A. D., 1010 A. H. Tabiat, "^^i'^-^j poetical name of Shaikh Saif-uddin Muhammad, a poet who lived in 1742 A. D., 1155 A. H. Tadbir, ^^'^j poetical title of Prince Siliandar Kadr. Tadrawi or Tazrawi Ab-bari, iSJJ"^) a nephew of Nargisi. He came from Rome to India, died there 1567 A. D., 975 A. H., and was buried at Agrah. He is the author of a memoir or Masnawi called " Eisala Hasan-o- Yiisaf Muhammad Khan." Tafta, poetical name of Munshi Hargopal of Sikan- darabad, by caste a Kayeth. He is the author of a Persian Diwan which ho completed and published ia the Lithographic Press at Agrah in 1851 A. D., 1267 A. H.,