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Baiazid 71 Bekhud attendant genii, who desired them forthwitli to depart. Sultan Baiazid, with feigned humility, entreated to he allowed to remain that night and to occupy only as much ground as could be illumed hy a single lamp, called in Bengali, chati or chat ; on obtaining their consent, he kindled from his urine a lamp of such radiance, that its light extended to Tfk Naof, a distance of 120 miles, and scorched the terrified genii, who fled from its flame in dis- may. In commemoration of this event, the place was named Chatigram, in common parlance, Chatgaon, signi- fying the village of the lamp. This insult and breach of confidence, led to implacable war on the part of the genii, whom Sultan Baiazid, in various conflicts, drove from the field ; and in his strenuous exertions dropped a ring where the cenotaph now stands — his Karanphul, or ear-ring, fell in the river, which thence was named the " Karanphulf and a sankh, or shell, dropped from his hand, into the other stream, from which it derived the name of San- khauti. Sultan Baiazid then become a Gorchela {i. e., did penance in the tomb) for 12 years : after endowing it with lands to keep it in repair and defray the expenses of pil- grims and the twelve disciples, — he proceeded to Makan- pur, and was succeeded by his disciple Shah — who in the hope of an eternal reward, performed the penance of standing for 12 years on one leg, after which he also pro- ceeded to Makanpur ; leaving the cenotaph under the charge of Shah Pir, an attending disciple of Baiazid. This place was therefore in after ages held in great repute, and visited by numerous pilgrims from distant parts. It is situated on a hill, ascended by a flight of steps, inclosed by a wall about 30 feet square and 15 high, with mitred battlements, and a pillar rising two feet above them at each angle, similar to the buildings of the time of Akbar. The tomb, about 1 2 feet by 9, is in the centre of the area, with some shells and corals deposited at its head. Baiazid Taifuri-al-Bustami,(Arabic characters) vide Baiazid Bustami. Baz Bahadur, J'i^'? j'^, whose original name was MaHk Baiazid, succeeded his father Shujaa' Khan to the govern- ment of Malwa in 1554 A. D., 962 A. H., and having taken possession of many towns in Malwa which were previously almost independent, he ascended the throne under the title of Sultan Baz Bahadur. His attachment to Rupmnni, a celebrated courtezan of that age, became so notorious, that the loves of Baz Bahadur and Rupmani have been handed down to posterity in song. He reigned about 17 years, after which the kingdom of Malwa was taken, and included among the provinces of the empire of Dehli, by the emperor Akbar in the year 1570 A. I)., 978 A. H. Baz Bahadur afterwards joined Akbar at Dehli and received a commission as an ofi&cer of 2000 cavalry. Baz Bahadur and Rupmani both are buried in the centre of the tank at Ujjain. Bazil, J<j'^; vide Raff Khan Bazil. Bazil, J'^^.} the poetical name of Badr-nddin Ismail- al-Tab- rizi, an Arabian author. Baziri, C£)J^-3 author of a poem entitled " Koukab-al-Dar- riat" or the Brilliant Star, in praise of Muhammad, who cured him, as he said, of the palsy in a dream. Every line of the poem ends with an M, the initial of the pro- phet's name, and it is so highly valued, that many of the Muhammadans learn it by-heart, on account of its max- ims. Lempriere's Universal Dictionary under Bausirri. Barizi and Baziri appears to be the same person. Baz Khan, j^, an amir in the service of the em- peror Bahadur Shah. He was killed in the battle against Azim Shah on the 8th June, 1707 0. S., 18th Rabi' 1, 1118 A. H., at Dhaulpur. Bazmi, is'^y'., author of the Padmawat in Persian verse. He was a native of Karkh and resided for some time at Shiraz. He came to Gujrat during the reign of the emperor Jahangir, and composed the abovementioned ,poem in 1619 A. D., 1028 A. H. He was living at Dehli in the time of Shah Jahan, about the year 1634. His proper name is 'Abdul Shakur. Bazzaz, jy', the author of the " Adab-al-Mufridat" or a treatise on the particular conditions and properties of traditions, and some other works on the Muhammadan theology. Bebadal Khan, ^'^■lS^) a poet of Persia who came to India in the reign of the emperor Jahangi'r, and flou- rished in the time of Shah Jahan, who conferre d on him the title of Bebadal Khan. Under his superintendence the Peacock throne was constructed. Bebadal Khan appears to be the former title of Abu TaUb Kahm. Bedar, J'^'} the poetical name of Sanath Singh, a Hindu, who was living in 1753 A. D., 1166 A. H. Bedar, J'^ih an author whose proper name was Imam Bakhsh, a native of Ambala. He is the author of the work called " Tarikh Sa'adat," being an account of the progress of the dynasty which ruled over Audh from Shujaa' -uddaula to Sa'adat 'Ali Khan, to whose name the title is an illusion. It was composed in 1812 A. D., 1227 A. H. He is also the author of several Masnawis, one of which contains the praises of Nawab . Sa'adat 'All Khan, called " Gulshan-i-Sa'adat." He was living in the time of Nasir-uddin Haidar, king of Audh. Bedar Bakht, ♦^^jl'^i^, (Prince), son of 'Azim Shah. He was killed in the battle fought by his father against the emperor Bahadur Shah on the 8th June, 1707 O. S., 1119 A. H. Bedar Bakht, '^^^ J'^if, son of Ahmad Shah, king of Dehli. He was elevated to the throne of Dehli on the 1st September, 1788 A. D., 27th Zi-Ka'da 1202 A. H., when Ghulam Kadir imprisoned Shdh Alam. Bedar Bakht continued to reign until the approach of the Mar- hattas towards Dehli, when he fled upon the 12th October, 1788, but was subsequently apprehended and murdered by the orders of Shah Alam. Bedil (Mirza), li^'"^ the poetical name of Saidai GUam, which see. Begam Sultan, a lady of rank, whose tomb is to be seen to this day, outside of the gate of Ya'tmad- uddaula's mausoleum in Agra. From the inscription that is on her tomb, it appears that she died in the time of the emperor Huraayun in 1538 A. D.,^ 945 A. H., and that she was the daughter of Shaikh Kamal. Begana, the poetical name of Abu'l Hasan. Bekasi (Maulana), (Arabic characters) a poet who Uved in the time of the emperor Akbar. Bekasi (Maulana), tr^i ■ a poet of Shiraz who was cotcmporary with GhizaU, who died in the year 1111 A. D., 505 A. li. Bekhabar, J^^', the poetical name of Mir 'Azmat-ullah, son of Lutf-ullah of Bilgaram. He died in 1729 A. D., 1142 A. H., at Dehli. He is the author of the work called " Safinae Bekhabar." Bekhud, '^jr^-, poetical name of MuUa Jami Lahaui-i Namdar Khani, which see.