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 Bahadur 64 Baha uddin time of Salun Shah, and became independent and reigned live years. He was deposed in 1549 A. D., 956 A. H. and succeeded hy another of the nobles of Salim Shah named Sidaiman Kirani. Bahadur Shah, i/^b^ ^"-^ y^^'* »^ J^^^, the second son of Muzaffar Shah II, of Gujrat. At the time of his father's death, he was absent at Jaunpur, but when Mahmud Shah his youngei' brother ascended the throne of Gujrat. after the murder of liis eldest brother Sikandar Shah, Bahadur returned from thence, and having deprived Mahmud of his kingdom, ascended the throne on the 20th of August 1526, A.'D., loth Zi-Ka'da 932 A. H. He con- quered Malwa on the 26th February 1531, 9th Shaban, 937 A. H., and the king of that place, Sultan Mahmud II, who was taken prisoner and sent to Champanir, was put to death on the road. In the year 1536 A. D., 942 A. H. Malwa was taken by the emperor Humayiin, and Bahadur beihg defeated was obliged to fly towards Cambay, where, on his arrival, he heard that a fleet, in which there were be- tween 4 or 5,000 Europeans, had arrived ofi' the island of Diu. He immediately repaired thither with a reinforcement of troops, and on his arrival there, he ordered his barge and went to visit the admiral, with the intention of killing him ; but perceiving that he was betrayed, he arose, and was attacked on all sides by the Portuguese, when a soldier struck him over the head with a sword and threw him into the water, where he was di-owned. This event took jjlace on the 14th of February 1537, 3rd Eamazan, 943 A. H., and has been commemorated in two Persian chro- nograms, comprising the numerals which form the date of the year when it occurred. Their meaning is this : " The Europeans were the slayers of Bahadur," and " The king of the land became a martyr at Sea." Bahadur Shah was 20 years of age when he ascended the throne, reigned 11 lunar years, and was slain at the age of 31. After his death his nephew Miran Muhammad Shah was raised to the throne of Gujrat. Bahadur Shah I, i^'^ j^^'t^ /^'^ Js'-^ e^J'^-'lh^', sumamed Kutb-iiddm Shah 'Alam, formerly called prince Mua'zzim, was the second son of the emperor 'Alamgir I, bom at Burhanpur in the Dakhan on the 4th October 1643 0. S., 30th Eajab, 1063 A. H. At the time of his father's death, which took place at Ahmadabad, on the 21st February 1707 O. S., 28th Zi-Ka'da 1118 A. H., he being then at Kabul, his younger brother, prince 'Azim, was proclaimed sovereign of all India in perfect disregard of the late emperor's will. Prince Mua'zzim, with better reason, assumed the crovm at Kabul with the title of Bahadur Shah ; and both brothers prepared to assert their pretensions bj' force of arms. They assembled very large armies, and met at length at Dhaulpur not far to the south of Agra. A bloody battle ensued on Sunday the 8th June 1707, 0. S., 18th EaW I, 1119 A. H., in which prince 'Azim and his two grown-up sons Bedar Bakht and Walajah, were killed. Bahadur Shah reigned nearly five lunar years and died at Labor on Monday the 18th of February 1712, O. S., 21st Muharram, 1124 A. H., in the 71st lunar year of his age. He was buried in the en- vu-ons of Dehli, near the tomb of Khwaja Kutb-uddin, where he had built during his life a mosque entirely of white marble named Moti Masjid. His tomb is also built of the same stone. He received the title of " Khuld Manzil," i. e., '• May his mansion be in paradise," after his death. He left four sons, viz., Ma'iz-uddin Jahandar Shah, Azi'm-ush-Shan, Rafi-ush-Shan, and Jahan Shah, among whom a battle ensued, wherein the three latter brothers were killed, and Jahandar Shah ascended the throne. Bahadur Shah II, j^-^^', the present and last king of Dehli whoso title in full is Abu'l Muzafi'ar Siraj-uddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah, a lineal descendant from Amir Taimiir ; is the son of Akbar Sliah II, on whose death he succeeded him on the 28th September 1837, 28th Jumada II, 1253 A. H. He was born on Tuesday the 24th of October 1775, 28th Shaban, 1189 A. H. ; and Abti'l Muzafifar is the chrono- gram of his birth. His mother's name was Lai Bai. A stipend or pension of one lakh of rupees monthly was allowed him by the British Government. He is an ex- cellent Persian scholar and an elegant Urdu poet, and Zafar is his poetical name. His Diwan or Book of Odes was printed some years ago at Dehli. He is supposed to be the principal instigator of the mutiny of the native troops throughout India in 1867, and is now deposed and tried, but his life has been guaranteed. In October 1858 he was sent down to Calcutta, from which place he em- barked on board H. M. Ship " Megara" on Saturday the 4th December 1858, for Rangoon, accompanied by two of his wives, a son and a grandson, and thus ended the royal race of Taimur in India. His sons Mirza Mughal and Mirza Khwaja Sultan, and a grandson named Mirza 'Abu Bakr, who were known to have taken a prominent part in the atrocities attending the insurrection, were captured on the 22nd September 1857 at the tomb of Humayun, and shot on the spot. During the mutiny in 1857, Bahadur Shah had struck a new coin with the following inscrip- tion : — ^ Bahadur Singh (Rao), vide Eao Bahadur Singh. Bahai, i^-'^j Baha-uddin 'Amilf. Bahar, J^^, poetical name of Tek Chand, which see. Baha-Uddin, c^i'^^ *^f-f, a learne4 Arabian, knovm as a favorite of Sultan Salah-uddin (Saladdin) and the historian of that prince's life. He flourished about the year 1190 A. D., 586 A. H. An edition of his work appeared at Leyden in 1765. Bahar Bano, y^.J^i^} Daulat-un-Msa, and Begam Sultan, daughters of the emperor ^ahangi'r. All of them died in their childhood. Bahar Bano, J-i'o'lr- J daughter of the emperor Jahangir, married to Prince Tahmuras, the son of Prince Danial in their childhood. Bahar Bano Begam, J^., another daughter of Jahangir, was married to Tahmiir a son of prince Danial. Baha-uddin, (^iAh^J^'■^^^ c^d'^l^'t^, the son of Shams- uddin, the son of Fakkhr-uddin. His father was the first king of the second branch of the Sultans of Ghor. Baha- uddin was the second king, and is said to have reigned 14 years. Imam Fakhr-uddin Eazi who flourished in his time and died in 1210 A. D., 606 A. H., dedicated the work called " Eis&la Haiyat," or book of geometry to him. After the death of Baha-uddfn, his son Jalal-uddin suc- ceeded him. He was slain by Sultan Muhammad of Khwa- rizm, and appears to have been the last of this branch. Bahadur Singh, J'^^ti) the only surviving son of Eaja Man Singh Kachwaha. Baha-uddin, c^^t*'*' 1*^^ cH'^''' *'t^^ governor of Isfa- han, and author of the " Muntakhab-ul-Akhbar," an abridged history of the patriarchs and prophets, also of Muhammad and his descendants, with a good description of the cities of Mecca and Madina. He flourished about the year 1271 A. D., 670 A. H. Baha-uddin 'Amili (Shaikh), ij^^ a native of 'Amul in Persia, and son of Shaikh Husain. His poetical name is Bahai. He is the author of several works, one of which is a Masnawi or poem called " Nan- wa-Halwa," Bread and Pudding. He flourished in the time of Shah 'Abbas the Great, king of Persia ; died at Isfahan on Tuesday the 21st of August 1021, 0. S., 12th