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Ta'jaz 'Y'a'jaz, the poetical name of Shaikh Muhammas Said a native of Agrah and an excellent poet. He wda living about the year 1691 A. D., 1102 A. H. in the reign of the emperor 'Alamgfr, and was employed in the service of Nawab Mukarram Khan, Nazim of Multan. He was a contemporary of the poet Sarkhush, who has mentioned him in his biography called " Kalmat-ush- Shu'ara.

Ya'kub Beg or Sultan Ya'kub, the son of Uzzan Hasan, whom he succeeded in 1477 A. D., 882 A. H. and became the king of the Turkman tribes called Akkoinlu or the White Sheep. After his death he was succeeded by his son Alwand Beg who was defeated about the year 1500 A. D., 996 A. H., by Shah Isma'il I, Safwi.

Ya'kub bin-Idris, vide Kirmami.

Ya'kub bin-Lais Saffar, Amir, He is also called Yakut and is the first who rebelled against the Abbasides and is the founder of the dynasty of the Safari or Safarides which signifies a pewterer. He raised himself from a humble station of a coppersmith, to the rank of a sovereign in Si'stan, and having obtained the possession of Khurasan and Tabari- stan in 874 A. D., 260 A. H. from Muhammad the son of Tahir II whom he took prisoner, he was declared rebel by the Khalif Mo'tamid, in consequence of which he marched with a powerful army towards Baghdad in the year 878 A. D., 265 A. H., but died on the road after a reign of eleven years. He was succeeded by his brother Amru bin- Lais. Vide Lais.

Ya'kub, Sultan, vide Ya'kub Beg.

Yakut,, vide Ya'kub bin-Lais.

Ya'mali of Hirat, a poet who is the author of a Persian Diwan.

Yari, Maulana,, an author.

Yehia bin-'Abdur Rahman, , author of the Arabic work on Theology called " Ayn- Til-Ilm," the fountain of science, and one entitled "Afzal- us-Salat, a collection of Traditions.

Yehia bin-'Abul Mansur, one of the greatest astronomers that lived in the time of the Khalif Al-Mansur.

Yehia bin-Ahmad-al-Hilli or Hulli,, who was celebrated for his knowledge of tra- ditions, is well known amongst the Imamia sect for his works on jurisprudence, is the author of the " Jama-ush- Sharaya" and the " Madkhal dar Usiil Fikh which are in the greatest repute. He died 1280 A. D., 679 A. H.

Yehia bin-Aktam,, was Chief Justice during the Kliilafat of Al-Mamun. He died in the reign of the Khalif Al-Mutwakkil 856 A. D., 242 A. H.

Yehia bin-Khalid, Grand wazir of Harun- al-Rashid, whose son Jafar-al-Barmaki, was put to death by order of that khalif 803 A. D., 187 A. H.

Yehia bin-Ma' az Razi, a very learned Muhammadan who died on the 9th August, 871 A. D., 18th Ramazan, 257 A. H,, and was bui-ied at Nai- shiipur. Yehia Eashi, Mir, (^(S" dr^^*, one of the celebra- ted poets of the reign of the emperor Shahjahan. On the completion of the palace and city of Sha'hjahanabad m the year 1648 A. D., 1058 A. H., he wrote a chrono- gram for which he was rewarded by that monarch with 6000 rupees. He died in the year 1654 A. D., 1064 A. H. Yehia Maneiri, t^-^i-" a celebrated saint who is buried at Maneir, vide Sharaf-uddin Ahmad Ahia Manem. Yehia, MuHa of Naishapur, tsJj^^ lis'^i^. His poetical name is Fattahf. He is the author of a Diwan and of the Persian work called " Shabistan Khayal " 'the Chamber of Imagination." He flourished in the reign of Shahrukh Mirza, and died 1448 A. D., 852 A. H. Yekin, iui^i, the poetical name of Inaam-ullah Khan, an Urdu poet who has left in a Diwan or collection of Hindi' poems, principally on love subjects. He was the son of Azhar-uddi'n Khan Bahadur Mubarak Jang, a grandson of the Mujaddid Alif Sani, or Eeformer of the second thousandth year, and a pupil of Mirza Janjanan Mazhar, who was so fond of him that he wrote most of his poetry m his name ; he was killed at the age of 25 years in the time of Ahmad Shah about the year 1750 A. D 1163 A. H. by his own father, because he brought disgrace on his family. His Diwan is very celebrated. Yelduz, jj'^k, vide Taj-uddin Elddz. Yemin-uddin, Am r, ui^^ enmei Malik- ul-Fuzla or prince of the learned, was the father of Amir Mahmud commonly called ibn-Yemin, vide Amir Yemin- uddin, also Tughrai.

Yemin-uddin, Amir, a poet who was a native of Nazlabad in the province of Baihak m Persia. He was cotemporary with the poets Katibi and 'AH Shahab. He is the author of several Masnawis, viz., " Misbah-ul-Kulub containing Dialo-ues between the Candle and the Moth ; " Mishkat-ul-Talibin" dialogues between Wisdom and Love ; and the story of " Fatha and Fathuh." Yemin-uddin Tughrai of Mashhad, dr^*-!=' cH-^t liT-i-^, vide Tughrai Mashhadi. Yezdi, iS'^ji, author of a treatise conceming divine love, called " Eisalat fi bayan Muhabbat." Yezdijard I, -^J^yri, sumamed Al-'Athim or Al-'Asim, the sinner (the Isdigertes of the Greeks) whom some authors term the brother, and others the son of his pre- decessor Bahram IV, whom he succeeded to the throne of Persia 404 A. D. This monarch is represented by Persian historians, to have been a cruel prince, and we are told the nation rejoiced when he was killed by the kick of a horse. He died after a reign of ^.6 years, and was suc- ceeded by his son Bahram V. Yezdijard II, ^Jr*, (the Isdigertes II of the Romans), succeeded his father Bahram V to the throne of Persia 438 A. D. He was a wise and brave prince and reigned 18 years. ° Yezdijard III, ■i^e^^J^^, the son of Shahryar and grand- son of Khusro Parwez, was raised to the throne of Persia after the dethronement of the queen Arzami Dakht, 632