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 Talib 271 Tara and was honoured, by that monarch with the title of " Malik-ush-tihu'ara" or the king of poets 1619 A. D., 1028 A. H. He died in the year 1G25 A. D., 1035 A. H., aged nearly 100 years, in Kashmir, and left a Diwan of 14,000 verses. Talib Jajiirmi, LS'if^-^ V^'^j author of a poem called " Manazira G61i-o-Chougan," Dispute between the Bat and the Ball, which he dedicated to Sultan 'Abdullah, the son of Sultan Ibrahim, the son of Shahrukh. He died in 1450 A. D., 854 A. H., and is buried close to the tomb of Kiwaja Hafiz at Shiraz. Talib Kalim, V-'^ vide Abu Talib Kah'm. Talmasani, ^5^^-*^^, a poet. Tamanna, author of a small Diwan in Urdu. Tamas, u^'^j ^^'^^ George Thomas. Tamerlane or Timarlang, '-^^•ir*^ vide Amir Taimur. Tana Shah, S^^^, vide Abu'l Hasan Kutbshah. • Tanha, W^, poetical title of 'Abdul Latif Khan, who is the author of a Diwan. « Tanha, 't^j poetical name of Muhammad 'AH. Tanuki, ^A^^y surname of Abu'l 'Ala, one of the most celebrated Arabian poets of the tribe of Tanuk which has produced many clever men. Tansen, C^^^^J a celebrated Hindi musician or singer who flourished in the time of Akbar, and was employed by him. He was originally in the service of a Eaja named Ram Chand, and was sent to court at the special request of the emperor. He died in the Sith year of that monarch's reign 1588 A. D., 996 A. H. The musicians both vocal and instrumental in India ever since the Musalman conquests, who have been highly esteemed, and whose names are handed down to posterity with much respect by different authors, are as follow : Gopal, Amir Khusro the poet, Baijii, Bhano, Pandwa, Bakhshu, Lohang, Sultan Husaiu Sharki of Jaunpur, Eaja Man of Gwaliar founder of the Dhurpad, in whose time also lived the four foUowiag, f!z.,_ Charjii, Bhagwan, Dhondhi, and Dalu. Tanseia, iSubhan Khan, Surgayan Khan of Fathapur, Chand Khan and his brother Buraj Khin, Tantarang Khan the son of Tansein, Madan Rae, Eamdas and his son Surdas a bUnd moral poet and musi- cian Baz Bahadur, Mundia, Mian Band, Mian Daud Mulia Is-hak, Shaikh Khizir, Sheikh Beichu, Hasan Khan Teini, Surat Sein and his brother Lala Deibi, Mirza 'Akil Mian Shori, Ghulami, Lai Khan, Nflam Prakash, and the Bin players Firoz Khan and Naubat Khan. Tantia Topi, t5v-^ > a famous rebel chief of 1857. He was captured in the jungles of Perone on the Vth, and hanged on the ISthof AprU, 1859. It is said that before his death he solemnly affirmed that he was the instigator of the Cawnpur massacre, and that the Hand who had sworn to protect the Europeans was an<'ry with him for his conduct and never saw him after- wai'ds. If true, this confession was made evidently with the view of saving the Nana, when it would no longer injure himself. At his confession Tantia described him- self as a Brahman of high caste, a native of Puna, which place he had left about 30 years before for Central India, where he became an ArtiUery soldier (Topi). He next ob- tained employment in the Nana's establishment at Bithiir in connection with the Treasury, and was so employed in 1857 when the mutiny broke out. He also said, that he commanded the rebel army of 8,000 men which attacked Colonel Greathead's column on the parade ground at A'grah on the 10th October, 1857. He declared he was aware of the arrival of the column from Dehli before he opened fire on the encampment that morning, and did not suppose he had only the Agrah brigade to deal with, as we imagined. He was deceived, however, after the action had commenced, by seeing a re-enforcement of European redcoats coming up (Greathead's men being dressed in Khakhi) for whose appearance and apparent numbers (for they were reported to be 2,500 men) he could not account, but supposing them to be new arrivals from down-country, he immediately retreated ; otherwise he would have held his ground, and not have allowed Col. Greathead to win so easy a victory. Tantia also mentioned that the largest force he ever commanded was at the battle of Betwa, when he had under him 22,000 fighting men, and 130 pieces of ordnance of various caUbres. Tapish, U^^'^, the poetical name of Munshi Ghulam Muhammad Khan editor of the Newspaper called " Audh Akhbar." He was living in 1871 A. D. Taqi Aohadi, iS'^J^ iJ^, a Persian poet who came to India and was living at Agrah in 1614 A. D., 1023 A. H. He is the author of a Diwan. Taqi, Imam, is^' f^"^^, vide Muhammad Takf. Taqi Kashani, ts^^l^* ts^j vide Taki-uddin Muhammad Kashani. Taqi, Mir, ls^J^'^j a Persian and Urdu poet who is the author of six Diwans and several other works. He was a native of Agrah and died at Lakhnau in 1810 A. D., 1225 A. H. His father's name was Muhammad Muttaki. His poetical name is Mi'r, which see. Taqi-uddin Muhammad bin- Ahmad bin-' ALL Hasani Pasi, u-. "^^t <^*^ ^^.^1^^^ author of the work called " Shafa-ul-Gharam." He died 1428 A. D., 832 A. H. Taqi-uddin Muhammad Kashani, i^^^ > son of Sharaf-uddin 'AH Husaini Zikri. He was born at Kashan about the year 1539 A. D., 94S A. H., and is the author of a biography called " Khulasat-ul- Ashaar, wa Zubdut-ul-Afkar" compiled in the year 1585 A. D., 993 A. H. Taqi-uddin Sabaki, son of Abdul Kafi. He is the author of more than 150 works on dif- ferent subjects. He died in 1349 A. D., 750 A. H. Taqi-uddin Tamimi, c5*i*^ i:^:!'*^'^^^, author of a biographical treatise giving an account of the Hanafi lawyers, arranged in alphabetical order, entitled " Tabakat us-Saniat fi Tarajim-ul-Hanafiat." He died in 1596 A. b„ 1005 A. H. Tara Bai, kS^ b^, the wife of Eaja Ram, the brother of Sambhaji the son of Seiwajf Bhosla the Marhatta chief of Sitara. After the death of her husband in March, 1700 A. D., she ruled as regent in the name of her son, Seiwa, a child of two years, over the territories acquired by Seiwaji. But on 'AlamgLr's death in 1707 A. D., when Sahu, the son of Sambhaji was released by 'Azim Shah, he (Sahu) quickly made himself master of Sitara and imprisoned Tara Bai.