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 Zabita 286 Zahur-uddin Zabita Khan, aJsjU^ g, Eoheila chief, and son of Naji'b-uddaula Amir-ul-TJmra. After the death of his father in October, 1770 A. D., Eajah, 1184 A. H. he continued to protect the royal family at Dehli till the return of the emperor Shah 'Alam from Allahabad in December, 1771 A. D., Eamazan, 1185 A. H., when he was convicted of having been deficient in respect to the royal authority while the emperor resided at Allahabad, and having abused his trust by corrupting the ladies of the harem especially the princess Khairunnisa the king's sister. His territories were seized, and he was compelled to make his escape to Shuja-uddaula the nawab of Audh. But not long after, the Slarhattas obliged the emperor to confer on Zabita Khan, the rank of Amir-ul-Umra, and to restore him the grant of almost all the districts of which he had only a few months before been deprived by their assis- tance. Zabita Khan was the father of that traitor, Ghulam Kadir Khan, who subsequently blinded the emperor Shah 'Alam. His second son, by name Mu'in-uddin Khan com- monly called Bhanbti Khan, received a pension of 5,000 rupees from the British Government, and after his death a pension of one thousand rupees monthly was granted to his two sons Mahmud Khan and Jalal-uddin Khan. The elder rebelled in 1857 and being subsequently arrested died in Meerut jail. Zaer or Zayer, yXj, poetical name of Shaikh Muhammad Fakhir of Allahabad who died in 1751 A. D., 1164 A. H. Za'ifa Khatun, S.SL3.%^^ gigter to Sultan Sanjar, married to Malik Taj-uddin Abu'l Fazl, a descendant of the royal family of Amru bin- Lais. Zafar, the poetical name of Abu Zafar Siraj-uddm Bahadur Shah the ex-king of Dehli. Vide Bahadur Shah. Zafar, poetical title of Tjka Earn, a Hindu. Zafar Khan,, the original name of (Nawab) Eoshan-uddaula, which see. Zafar Khan, i:)^^^, son of Sultan Firoz Shah Barbak, was murdered by Khan Jahan the prime minister in 1385 A. D., 787 A. H. Zafar Khan, c^'^j^, the title of Khwaja Ihsan-ullah, a noblemaa of the reign of the emperor Shah Jahan, and father of Inayet Khan who was the author of the work called " Shah Jahan-nama." Zafar Khan held the rank of 3000, and died at Labor 1662 A. D., 1073 A. H. His poetical name was Ihsan, which see. ^ Zagatai, Jagatai, i^^i;^^, vide Chagataf (Khan) which is more consonant to the Turkish pronunciation. Zahid, Shaikh, t^'h^ '^*I3 ^^s^, of Gilan, a pious Musalman who resided in Ardibail, a city in Azurbaijan, about 25 miles to the east of Taurus or Tabrez, and was the father-in-law of the celebrated Shaikh Safi or Safi- uddin Ardibeili. He died 1335 A. D., 735 A. H. Zahid, whose proper name is Mirza Zahid-uddi'n, the son of Mirza Kam Bakhsh, the son of Mirza Sulaiman Shikoh, the son of Shah Alam king of Dehli. He is the author of a Diwan. Zahidi, i^'^^^jj a learned Muhammadan who wrote ex- cellent Commentaries on the Kui'an in Arabic as well as in Persian, called "Tafsir Zahidi." He died in 1260 A. D,, 658 A. H. Zahik, •^'^t'o, the poetical name of Mir Ghulam Husain the father of Mir Hasan of Lakhnau. He is the author of an Urdu Diwan and every Ghazal of his are full of jokes. Zahir Paryabi, vide Zahir-uddin Faryabi. Zahir Kirmani, ij^^'i/jix^, author of a poem called " Majma-ul-Bahryn," containing the story of Manohar, composed in the year 1749 A. D., 1162 A. H. Zahir-uddin Abu Bakr Muhammad bin-Ahmad- al-Bukhari, ^sJ-^^^ '^■^1 cr^ j.jt who died in 1222 A. D., 619 A H., is the author of the " Fatawa-az-Zahiria," a collection of decisions. Zahir-uddin 'Isa, Shaikh, e^^'^-'irit^, a son of Shaikh Ahmad Jam and author of a work called Eamuz-ul-Hakaek." Zahir-uddin Faryabi, ui'^^^.^, a native of Faryab, was an excellent poet and the pupil of Eashfdf He flourished in the reign of Tughral III Saljukf and Atabak Kizal Arsalan. He died at Tabriz 1 201 A. D. 598 A. H., and is buried close to the tomb of Khakanf at Surkhab in Tabriz. He is the author of a Diwan. " Some authors say that the style of his poetry is far better than Anwari's. Another poet has written, that " Should you come across with the Diwan of Zahir Faryabi, steal it though you find it in the Kaba." ' Zahir-uddin Marghashi, i^^^j'o i^J,>Jt^^.fe^ author of the " Tarfkh Tabaristan." Zahir-uddin Makhdum, c^'^^ t^i'^lx^, an Arab Egyptian, or subject of the Turkish empire, who is thought to have been despatched to assist the Muhammadan princes of Malabar against the Portuguese, and to have durina- his stay m India, composed an historical account cff Malabar m the Arabic language, which terminates with the Hijri year 987 A. H., corresponding with the year of our Lord 1580 A. D. *^ Zahir-uddin, Mir, son of Mir KhaUb-ulk of Yazd, came from Persia to Lahore temp. Jahano-ir and rose to high employ. ^ ' Zahir-uddaula Bahadur, --^Ir^t^, (Prince) of Arkot, son of Azi'm Jab Bahadur. He succeeded to the Masnad after the death of his father in January, 1874 A. D. Zahuri, Mulla, Lf^Ay lsjJ^ a native of Tarshish a city of Sabzwar in Persia. His proper name is Nur- uddin. After completing his studies he came to the Dakhin in the reign of Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II of Bijapur and passed the remainder of his days in his .service. He dedicated his Saki'-nama, a celebrated poem, containing 4,000 verses to Burhan Nizam Shah II of Ahmadnao-ar who made him a present of seven elephants loaded with valuables. He is also the author of several other works among which are the " Mi'na Bazar," " Eukaat Zahuri " " Seh Nasr," a Diwan " Eisala Nauras," " Khwan Khali'l'" and "Gulzar Ibrahim," the last three he dedicated to his patron Ibrahim 'Adil Shah. Zahuri died one year after his father-in-law Mulla Malik Kummi, i. e., in 1617 A D 1026 A. H., aged more than 9o! ' Zahur-uddin, Isa, ds"-*.-^ ii:-!.'^^bj^, son of Shaikh-al- Isliim Ahmad Jam, and author of the work called Eamuz.- ul-Hakaek. Vide Zahir-uddin Tsa.