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Rh Dara Bakht (Mirza),, son of Bahádú Sháh, the ex-king of Dehli. His poetical title is Dárá, and he is the author of a Diwán.

Darab Beg (Mirza), vide Jóyá

Darab Khan, commonly called Mirzá Dáráb, was the second son of Ahdul Rahím Khán, Khán Khánán. After the death of his eldest brother Sháhnawáz Khan in 1618 A. D., 1027 A. H., he was honored with the rank of 5000 by the emperor Jahángir and appointed governor of Berar and Ahmadnagar in the Dakhan. He was also governor of Bengal for some time, and on his return to the Dakhan, the emperor, being displeased with him on some account, ordered Mahabat Khan to strike off his head, which he did, and sent it to the king. This circum- stance took place 1625 A. D., 1034 A. H.

Darab Khan, son of Mukhtár Khán Sabzwárí, a nobleman in the service of the emperor 'Alamgír. He died on the 24th June, 1679 A. D., 25th Jumádạ I, 1090 A. H.

Dara Shikoh, the eldest and favorite son of the emperor S&#x34F;&#x320;háh Jahán, was born on the 20th March, 1615 O. S., 29th Safar, 1024 A. H. His mother, Mumtáz Mahal, was the daughter of 'Asaf Khán, wazír, the brother of Núr Jahán Begam. In the 20th year of his age, i. e., in the year 1633 A. D., 1043 A. H., he was married to the princess Nádira, the daughter of his uncle Sultán Parwez, by whom he had two sons, viz., Sulaimán Shikóh and Sipehr Shikóh. In 1658 A. D., during the illness of his father, several battles took place between him and his brother Aurangzib 'Alamgir for the throne, in which Dárá being defeated, was at last obliged to fly towards Sindh, where he was captured by the chief of that country and brought to the presence of Aurangzib, loaded with chains, on a sorry elephant without housings; was exposed through all the principal places and then led off to a prison in old Dehli, where after a few days, m the night of the 29th of August, 1659 0. S., 21st Z&#x34F;&#x324;il-ḥijja 1069 A. H., he was murdered by the order of Aurangzib; his body exhibited next morning to the populace on an elephant, and his head cut off and carried to the emperor, who ordered it to be placed on a platter, and to be wiped and washed in his presence. When he had satisfied himself that it was the real head of Dárá, he began to weep, and with many expressions of sorrow, directed it with its corpse to be interred in the tomb of the emperor Humáyun. Sipehr Shikóh, his son, who was also taken captive and brought with his father, was sent away in confinement to Gwáliar. Sulaimán Shikóh, his eldest son, who, after the defeat of his father had taken refuge in Srínagar for some time, was subsequently, in 1670 A. D., 1071 A. H., given up by the raja of that place to the officers of Auran"-zib and conveyed to Dehli. He was then sent to Gwaliár, where ho and his brother Sipehr Shikóh both died within a short space. Dárá Shikóh is the author of the work called "Safínat-ul-Aulia," an abridgment of the Life of Muhammad, with a circumstantial detail of his wives, children, and companions, &c., also of a work en- titled " Majma'-ul-Bahrain," (i.e., the uniting of both seas,) in which he endeavours to reconcile the Bráhman religion with the Muhammadan; citing passages from the Ḳurán to prove the several points. In 1656 he likewise, with the same intent, caused a Persian translation to be made by the Bráhmaṇs of Banáras, of the Apnikhat, a work in the Sanskrit language, of which the title signifies "the word that is not to be said;" meaning the secret that is not to be revealed. This book he named " Sarr-i-Asrár " or Secret of Secrets ; but his enemies took advantage of it, to traduce him in the esteem of his father's Muhammadan soldiers, and to stigmatize him with the epithets of Káfir and Ráfizí (unbeliever and blasphemer), and finally effected his ruin; for Aurangzib his brother made a pretence of that, and consequently had all his bigoted Muhammadans to join him. Monsieur Anquetil du Perron has given a translation of this work, in two large volumes in quarto, on which a very good critique may be found in the Second Number of the "Edinburgh Reviw." There is also a copy of the Persian version of this work in the British Museum, with a MS. translation, made by N. B. Halhed, Esq. He is also the author of the three following works, "Hasnát-ul-' Arifín," " Risála Haḳ Náma" and " Sakínat-ul-Aulia." His poetical name was Ḳádirí. Catrou says that Dárá died a Christian.

Dard. (Mir),, is the poetical name of Khwája Muhammad Mír of Dehlí, a son of Khwája Násir who was one of the greatest Shaikhs of the age. Dard was the greatest poet of his time. He was formerly in the army, but he gave up that profession on the advice of his father and led the life of a devotee. When during the fall of Dehlí every body fled from the city, Dard remained in poverty contented with his lot. He was a Súfi and a good singer. A crowd of musicians used to assemble at his house on the 22nd of every month. Some biographers say that he was a disciple of Sháh Gulshan, meaning Shaikh Sa'd-ulláh. Besides a Díwán in Persian and one in Rekhta, he has written a treatise on Súfíism called "Risála Wáridát." He died on Thursday the 3rd of January, 1786 A. D., 24th S&#x34F;&#x320;afar, 1199 A. H.


 * A'lí Nála-wa-Dard.
 * A'lí Sard.
 * Dard Dil.
 * Ilm-ul-Kitáb.
 * Díwán in Persian.
 * Díwán in Urdú.

Dardmand,, poetical name of Muhammad Taḳíh of Delhí, who was a pupil of Mirzá Ján Jánán Mazhar, and the author of a Sáḳináma and of a Diwan. He died at Murshidábád in the year 1762 A. D., 1176 A. H.

Daria Imad. Shah,, the son of 'Alá-uddín 'Imád Sháh whom he succeeded on the throne of Beṛáṛ in the Dakhan about the year 1532 A. D., 939 A. H. ' In 1543 A. D., 950 A. H., he gave his sister Rabia' Sulṭána in marriage to Ibráhím 'Adil Sháh, and the nuptials were celebrated with royal magnificence. In 1558 A. D., 966 A. H., he gave his daughter in marriage to Husain Nizám Sháh and reigned in great tranquillity with all the other kings of the Dakhan until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Burhan 'Imád Sháh.

Daria Khan Rohila,, a nobleman in the service of prince Sháh Jahán, who on his accession to the throne, raised him to the rank of 5000. He afterwards joined the rebel Khán Jahán Lodí. In a battle which took place between him and Rájá Bikarmájit Bundela, son of Rájá Chhajjar Singh, he was killed, together with one of his sons and 400 Afghans 1630 A. D., 1040 A. H. His head was sent to the emperor.

Darikutni, vide Abú'l Husain 'Alí-bin-'Umr.

Darimi, ( the son of 'Abdul Rahmán of Samarkand, is the author of the work called " Musnad Dárimí." He died in the year 869 A. D., 255 A. H. He is also called by some authors Abú Muhammad 'Abd-ulláh-al-Dárimí.

Darki, of Kumm in Persia, was a contemporary of Sháh 'Abbás. He died in the Dakhan and left a Persian Díwán.

Dasht Baiazi, vide Walá of Dasht Bayáz.

Dastam Khan, son of Rustam Khán Turkistání, was an Amir of 3000 in the service of the emperor Akbar. He died in 1580 A. D., 988 A. H. of his wounds which he had received in battle against the three nephews of Rájá Bihári Mai, who had rebelled against the emperor and were also killed.