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 'Usman 279 Wahab 'Usman Mukhtari, isj^^==^ ci'*-^, a poet who flourished in the reign of Sultan Ibrahim of Ghazni and was a cotemporary of Sheikh Sanai the poet. 'Utba, the son of Abu Lahab. He was married to Eukyya third daughter of Muhammad, but repudiated her afterwards. It is said that he was torn to pieces by a lion in the presence of a whole caravan when on a journey to Syria. poet of the court of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, whose poetical performance as a panegyrist are esteemed very good, for one of which he received a present of 4000 dirhams from the Sultan. He is called Assaberi Eazi, in the Dictionary of the Eeligious Ceremonies of the Eastern nations. He was a native of Kei, consequently the word Eazi is fixed to his name. Uzbak, '^i^^, atribe of Turks. TJzlat, the poetical name of Sayyad 'Abdul Wali, the son of a very learned and pious man named Sadullah in whom Aurangzeib had very great confidence. After the death of his father, he went down to Murshidabad and was supported by Alahwardi Khan. After the demise of his patron in 1756, he went to the Dakhin where he died and left a Diwan. . -f Uzzan Hasan, cJii', (or Hasan the Long) who is also called Hasan Beg, was the founder of the tribe of Turkmans called 'Akkoinlos, or the White Sheep. After he had extirpated his rival Jahan Shah the son of Kara Tusaf in 1467 A. D. and put all his relations to death, he engaged in a war with Sultan Abu Said Mirza king of Persia who fell into his hands and was slain 1449 A. D., TJzzan Hasan from this event, became sovereign of a great part of the dominions of the house of Taimtir. After he had made himself master of Persia, he turned his arms in the direction of Turkey : but his career of greatness was arrested by the superior genius of the Tur- kish emperor, Muhammad II, from whom he suff'ered a signal defeat, which terminated his schemes of ambition. He died after a reign of eleven years at the age of seventy on the 7th of December, 1477 A. D., 882 A. H. Catherine Commenus, who is called by the Persians Carum Com- meniah, was married to him. She had a daughter named Martha, married to Shaikh Haidar, father of Shah Ismail Safwi, first monarch of the Safwian dynasty of Persia. Uzzan Hasan was succeeded by his son Yakub Beg. V. Victoria Gaurama, Princess, ^'"bj^ lis^'iSj . The Princess Victoria Gourama is daughter of his High- ness Prince Bir Eajindar Wad^r, ex-raja of Kurg (Coorg) a smaU principality of Hindustan, situated near the Mysore country ; its greatest length is about seventy miles, and the mean breadth about twenty-two miles. Haidar 'Ali contrived in the middle of the last century, to get possession of Kurg by treachery ; but in 1787 the young raja, Bir Eajindar, his prisoner, escaped from confinement through the aid of several of his subjects and succeeded in establishing himself in his dominions. At his death, in 1808, he left the succession to an infant daughter, to the exclusion of his brother, to whom of right it belonged according to ancient usages ; but the young princess soon after abdicated in favor of her uncle, with the sanction of the British Government. The Princess Victoria Gaurama was bom in February 1841. The melancholy circumstance of the death of the mother, two days after the birth of the child, seems to have led to increased afi'ection for his ofispring on the part of the father, who from his own pre^aous con- victions in favor of Christianity, determined that his favorite daughter should be brought up in the principles of the Christian faith. From this period the ex-raja entertained an anxious desire to visit Europe, in order that, when she had arrived at a suitable age, she might be introduced into European society ; and theieby re- ceive such impressions as would promote a feeling favourable to Christianity. Accordingly in the early part of 1852, the prince quitted India for England, leav- ing at the city of Benares the rest of his family, consist- ing of eleven children, with their mothers. On his arrival in England the object of his visit was made known to the Queen, who at once most kindly and graciously consented to become sponsor to the young princess. The baptismal ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace on 30th June, 1852, in the presence of Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and numerous other members of the royal family : the princess received the prefix of " Vic- toria" to her Indian name of " Gaurama," by which she had been called after one of the pagan divinities of her country. The princess is said to have become a good scholar under the care of th^e charged with her education. Her personal appearMce was exceedingly interesting and intelligent, and t^^complexion of her skin but little darker than that- what Europeans call a deep brunette. Her portrait, which Winterhalter painted by command of Her Majesty, is at Buckingham Palace. — The Art Journal, Vol. Ill, p. 293. Vikramaditya, kkc>^'0 b^i^, commonly caUed Bikra- majit, which see. w. Wa'il Khuzai', tS^D*- an Arabian poet who lived in the time of Harun-al-Eashfd and his son Mamiih. He was cotemporary with Imam 'Ali Miisi Eaza, and is the author of a Diwan in Arabic wherein he praises the charms of his beloved Salmi. Waez, ^-^h) vide Husain Waez, and Muhammad Eafi Waez. Wafa, ^J) vide Ayn-ul-Mulk Hakim. Wafa, ^^Jf poetical name of Mirza Sharaf-uddin 'AH Husaini of Kumm. He came to India in 1749 A. D., 1163 A. H., and is the author of a short Diwan. Wafa, ^J, poetical name of Dayanath a Kashmiri of Barelf. He is the author of a poem called " Gul wa Bulbul" the Kightingale and the Eose, which he composed in 1847 A. D., 1263 A. H. Wafai, LS^J} title of a poet. Wahab or Wabhab, V^'*?} the son of 'Abdul Manaf, was the father of ' Amina the mother of Muhammad.
 * Uzaeri Hazi, LSjb ISJ^'^, one of the learned men and