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Eurhan 75 Chaghtai Eurhan Nizam Shall II, t^i^V^ brother of Murtaza Nizam I, ascended the throne of Ahmadnagar in the Dakhan on the 15th May, 1591 0. S., Ist Sha'ban, 999 A. H., after deposing and confining his own son Isma'il Nizam Shah, who had been placed on the throne during his absence at the court of the emperor Akbar. He was advanced in years ; but notwithstanding his a,ge, gave himself up to pleasures unbecoming his dignity. His reign was marked by an unsuccessful war with the king of Byapur, and a disgraceful defeat from the Portu- guese, who had seized the sea coasts of his dominions. He died after a reign of 4 years and 16 days, on the 18th of April, 1595 A. D., 18th Sha'ban, 1003 A. H., in the 40th year of the reign of Akbar, and was succeeded by his son Ibrahim Nizam Shah. Maulana Zahiiri dedicated his Sakinama to Burhan Nizam Shah, containing nearly 4,000 verses. Eurhan-uddin Abu Is-hak-al-Fazari, 6=^h>J i^:*^' commonly called Ibn-Firkah, author of the " Faraez- al-Faz&ri" a treatise on the law of Inheritance according to Shafa'i's doctrine. He died in 1328 A. D., 729 A. H. Eurhan-uddin Bin Mazah-al-Eukharic;'>-'t author of the " Zukhirat-ul-Fatawa," sometimes called Zakhirat ul-Burhania", and of the " Muheet-al-Burham." Eurhan-uddin Ali Bin Abu Bakr-al-Marghinani (Shaikh), ii^i'^'^ ^^'^J- ^'^^j author of the "Hi- daya Sharah Badaya, or the Lawyer's Guide," a very celebrated book of Muhammadan Jurisprudence, which during the period that Mr. Hastings governed the British dominions in India, was by his orders most ably translated ty Charles Hamilton, Esq., and published in London, in the year 1791 A. D. Burhan-uddm was born at Marghinan, in Transoxania in 1135 A. D., 529 A. H., and died in 1197 A. D., 593 A. H. The Hidaya which is a commentary on the Badaya-al-Mubtada, is the most celebrated law treatise according to the doctrines of Abu Hanifa, and his disciples Abu Yusaf and the Imam Muhammad. A. Persian version of the Hidaya was made by Maulwi Ghulam Yehia Khan and others and published at Calcutta in 1807. He also wrote a work on Inheritance entitled the " Faraez-ul-Usmani," which has been illustrated by several comments. Eurhan-uddin Gharib (Shah or Shaikh), V-ij^ cr? :!'^' iD^^J^- ^^■^j a celebrated Musalman saint much venerated in the Dakhan. He died in 1331 A. D., 731 A. H. and his tomb is at Burhanpur in Daulatabad, and is' resorted to in a pilgrimage by the Muhammadans. He was a disciple of Shaikh Nizam-uddfn Aulia who died in 1325 A. D., 725 A. H. Burhan-uddin Haidar Bin Muhammad-al-Hirwi, c.^s^ i^J t^-;^^ I ij^* J^- author of a commentary on the Sirajia of Sajawandi. He died in 1426 A. D., 830 A. H. Burhan-uddin Ibrahim Bin Ali Bin Parhun, ^yibji ^) li?-! i***!^' iifi."^^^ iD^^y., chief biographer of the Maliki lawyers, and author of the " Dibdj-ul- Muzahhib." He died in 1396 A. D., 799 A. H. Burhan-uddin (Kazi), ^^'> Lord of the city of Sivas in Cappadocia or Caramenia who died m 1395 A. D. 798 A. H. After his death Bayezid I, Sultan of the Turks, took possession of his States. Eurhan-uddin Mahmud Bin Ahmad, (Arabic characters)author of a "Muhit," which, though Vnown in India, is not so greatly esteemed as the Muhit as-Sarakhs'i. The work of Burhan-uddin is commonly known as the Muhit-al-Burhani. Eurhan-uddin Muhammad Eakir (Mir), (^J'^-'l cj'^ ji" Kazi of'Kashan. He wrote a Diwan containing about 5000 verses. He was living about the year 1585 A. D., 993 A. H. Eurhan-uddin (Shaikh), f?^'*'j or Sayyad vide Kutb 'Alam. Burhan-uddin (Sayyad),(Arabic characters) surnamed Muhakkik. He died in the year 1247 A. D., 645 A. H., and was buried at Csesarea. Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa'adat Khan, J-^ •^■Jt ci'-^r^, vic/e Sa'adat BLhan, and Mirza Nas'ir. Burzui, i_rJtj^, a Persian physician who lived under Naushirwan the Just. He was sent by that prince to India to procure a copy of the book called the Wisdom of all Ages ; which he afterwards translated into Persian. That which now exists is greatly altered from the original version. Bus-hak, i3'^*^ the abbreviated poetical name of Abu Is-hak Atma', which see. Buzarjimehr,^r(r^ J^, the celebrated minister of Nau- shirwan the Just, king of Persia. He is said to have imported from India the game of Chess and the Fables of Pilpay. Such has been the fame of his wisdom and virtues, that the Christians claim him as a believer in the gospel ; and the Muhammadans revere him as a prema- ture Musalman. He lived to a great age, and died in the time of Hui-muz III, son and successor of Naushirwan the Just, between the years 680 and 590 A. D, Euzarjmehr Kummi, ij'^'yc^J^} a celebrated Per- sian Prosodian of Kumn, who lived before the time of Saifi, the author of the Uruz Saifi. Buzurg Khanam,(Arabic characters)the daughter of Saif Khan, by MaUka Bano Begam, the daughter of Asaf Khan Wazir, and wife of Zafar Khan, a nobleman of the reign of the emperor 'Alamgir. She died before her husband in the month of May, 1659 A. D., Shawwal 1069 A. H. Euzurg ITmaid Khan, cj^ ^jj^j son of Shaista Khan, an ofiicer of rank in the time of the emperor Alam- gir. At the time of his death, which took place in 1694 A. D., 1105 A. H., he was governor of Behar. Euzurg Umaid, '^■j!^' ^jy. or Kaia Buzurg TJmaid, one of the Ismaih's, who succeeded Hasan Sabbah, the Old Man of the Mountains, in June, 1124 A. D., Eabi' II, 518 A. H., and reigned 24 years. After his death his son Kaia Mu- hammad succeeded bim and reigned 25 years. c. Caragossa, vide Kara Ghuz. Chaghtai Khan, or Kaan, the most pious and accomplished of all the sons of Changez Khan ; and although he succeeded, by the will of his father, to the kingdoms of Transoxania, Balkh, Badakhshdn, and Kash- ghar in 1227 A. D., 624 A. H., he governed these coun- tries by deputies, and remained himself with his eldest brother, Okta Kaan, by whom he was regarded with the reverence which a pupil gives to his master. He died