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Sadik
Sabuhi, L5'^>■^'^J a poet in the service of the emperor
Akbar. 'hb died in the year 1564 A. D., 972 A. H.
Sabr, yi^, poetical title of Mir Husain 'All of Lakhnan,
a pupil of Asghar 'All Khan Nasim of Dehli.
Sabri, iSj':'^, also called Koz Bihan, a Persian poet of
Isfahan.
SabZWari, lSJ^JJ^^, a native of Sahzwir and author of
the "Saw'ana Sahzwari/' which contains a description
the city of Daulatabad in the Dakhm with a particular
account of all the Sufis and holy men that are buried in
its vicinity, written in 1318 A. D., 718 A. i±.
Sadafi,
Lull (
Arabic characters) a poet who flourished in the time of Mu-
X, 'rv,Jl ^hah He is the author of a Diwan which is
Sy caltf "Diwan Sadafi," but the true title given
by the author is " Raz-ul-'Arifi.
« 1 X,- T3-han *5l*.) ♦V*!'^". a Marhatta chief, son of
Sadasbiu Bnau, jx^- > , t,-'td'
nt,-^r,^i,' and nephew of the Peshwa Balaji or Bau Rao.
STa^^sirn'in^bSle ag-ainst Abmad Shah Abd^H on the
T^4.-u Tannarv 1761 A. D., 6th Jumada ii, a. n.
X ts dT^'seveial pretenders started up, calling
ther^selves the Bh4u. In 1779 one appeared m Benares
.nd Wn to levy troops and raise disturbances in the
7u iipon which he was seized and confined m the
English garrison at Chunar, from whence he was released
by Mr. Hastings in 1782.
Sada Sukb °* Bishun Parshad the son of
n :'y. "rL a Kaveth of Allahabad and author of a work
Slit frtVwSg prose and poetry entitled Mu™
Khurshaid" which he wrote m A U., IZU ^■
■ He also wi-ote a book of Anecdotes mUidu.^
of Impurities. The author, however, seems to have repen-
ted of having written these indecent verses, yet endea-
vours to excuse himself on account of their giving a
relish to other poems, " as salt is used in the seasoning
of meat." His works, all of which are held in great
estimation, are the following :—
A Preface.
Majalis Khan.
Eesala Sahib Diwan,
Gulistan.
Bostan.
Pandnama.
Kasaed Arahi.
Kasaed Farsi.
Marasi.
Mulamma'at.
Muzahhabat.
Ruba'yat.
Fardiat.
Ghazaliat.
Mukaltiat.
Murakkabat.
Al-Khabfsat.
Tarjiat.
Kitab-al-Badaya.
Kitab Tyyobat.
Al-Khawatim.
Sa'd-bin-Sharif . Jaunpuri, iSJ -?t>=
author of a Persian work called " Dastdr-ul-Musallin."
Sa'd.bin-'Abdullah-al-Asha'ri, ^^^'^^^ ^.
or Ibn-ul-Faraez, author of a treatise on the law
of Inheritance, entitled, " Ihtij4j-ush-Shia." He died 913
A. D., 301 A. H.
Sa'd-bin-Zangi, Atabak, c5%
vide Sunkar, or Sankar.
Sa'd-ibn-Ahmad, ?azx of Toleda. He
died 1069 A. D., 462 A. H.
Sa'di, Shaikh, LSy^-^ iS^^ ^^^> of Shiraz, a cele-
brated Persian poet, commonly called Shaikh Maslah-
uddin Sa'di-al-Shirazf. He was born at Shiraz about
- the year 1175 A. D., 671 A. H., and died in 1292 A D
691 A H ao-ed 120 lunar years. During his youth
he served as a soldier both against the Hindus and Chris-
tians • by the latter he was taken prisoner, and obHged
to work at the fortifications of Tripoli, whence he was
liberated by a person who gave him his daughter m
marriao-e : but the lady was of so bad a temper that the
poet complained he had exchanged his slavery for a worse
bonda"-e. He was a great traveller ; and made the pil-
ffiimao-e of Mecca fourteen times. He was a disciple of
the venerated Sufi, 'Abdul Kadir Gilani, or at least,
adopted his opinion. His tomb is still to be seen in the
neio-hbourhood of Shiraz. Besides the Gulistan and
Bostan, he is the author of a large collection of Odes and
Sonnets. There is likewise a short collection of poetical
pieces attributed to him called " Al-Khabisat" or the book
A very good edition of Sa'di's works was published in
Calcutta by Mr. Harrington : with an English Preface
containing the memoirs of the author, and many other
interesting anecdotes ; and Mr. Gladwin of Bengal has
favoured the public with a very good translation of the
Gulistan. Jami calls Sa'di, "the Nightingale of the
Groves of Shiraz."
Sa'di, ^ j^Sx^ of the Dakhin, who is the author of
some verses which are erroneously ascribed to Sa'di of
Shiraz.
Sa'did XJsi, c^'*"^' '^■■'^} an excellent poet, author of the
" Jama-ul-Makiat."
Sa'did-uddin Gazaruni, ijbjj^ '^■'^^ '^i'^'", author
of an Arabic work on Medicine called " Almughni."
Sadik, O^^'^j tis proper name is Sadik 'All, and he is the
author of the" Chahar Bagh Haidari," dedicated to Nawab
Gbazi-uddfn Haidar of Lakhnau, who died in 1827 A._D.,
1243 A. H. It contains rather selections from ancient
authors than original poetry.
Sa'dik Muhammad Khan, C^^'^ ^^'^D'
jlX^ljf (3*3, a mansahdar of 4000: died 1597 A. D.,
1005 A. H., buried at Dholpur. He was a Persian, cousin
to Nur Jahan, one of whose sisters he married. He was
esteemed one of Akhar's best officers.
Sadik, Oii^'", the poetical name of Mir Ja'far Khan,
o-randson of Said Muhammad Kadiri. He is the author
of a work called " Baharistan Ja'fari." He was a native
of Dehli where he died some years before 1782 A. D.,
1196 A. H., and was buried in the same vault wherein
his grandfather was interred, and which is over the nala
of Bkiram Dai in Dehli.
Sadiki C5'i^j poetical name of Sadik Beg of the tribe
of Afshiir. He is the author of a Diwan and a Tazkira
or Biography of poets in Turki.
Sadik Khan, O^^'"} the son of 'Aka Takir whose
poetical name was Wasli, and grandson of Muhamm^ad
Sharaf Hajri, and nephew and son-in»law of Ya'tmad-
uddaula Tehran'i. He held a high rank in the time of
Akbar and Jahangir, and died on the 7th of October,
1630 A. D., 9th Rabi' I, 1040 A. H., in the reign of the
emperor Shah Jahan.
Sadik Khan, O^^"^- was a spiritual guide of
the emperor Akbar the Great. He died in 1597 A. D.,
1006 A. H. To the left of the road, about half way
between Sikandra and Agrah, are some tombs in the