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Abdu 6 Abdu minister, with the title of Kutb-ul-Mulk, and appointed the latter Amu'-ul-Umara. Husain 'All Khan was assassinated hy Mir Haidar Khan at the instigation of the emperor Muhammad Shah on the 18th September 1720 0. S., 27th Zil-ka'da 1132, and his brother 'Abdullah Khan, who made some resistance, was defeated and taken pri- soner on the 4th November following, I4th Muharram 1133, and died in confinement after three years on the 19th September 1723 O. S., 30th Zil-hijja 1135. The remains of Husain 'AH Khan were transferred to Ajmir for burial. His brother 'Abdullah was buried at Dihl'i. Eegarding the Sayjdds of Barha, vide Am Translation, 1, p. 390 ; and for 'Abdullah Katb-ul-Mulk, vide Dowson, VII, 447£f.] 'Abdullah. Kutb-Shah, jslit-^kii j.ac, the sixth Sultan of the Kutb-Shahi' dynasty of Golkonda in Haidarabad, Dakhin. He succeeded Muhammad Kutb Shah, and reigned many years under the protection of the emperor Shah .Tahan, to whom he acknowledged himself tributary, and paid an annual sum ; but in the year 1656 A. D., 1066 A. H., he displeased that monarch, and brought upon him- self much trouble. The emperor had commanded him to permit his prime-minister Mir Muhammad Sa'id and his son Muhammad Amin to repair with their effects to court. Kutb- Shah disobeyed the mandate, and confining Muhammad Amin, then at Haidarabad, seized part of his wealth. The x)rince Aurangzib, then governor of the imperial territories in the Dakhin, enraged at this conduct, marched to Haidarabad, which he took and plundered. 'Abdullah was obliged to purchase pardon by a contribution of a crore of Kupees, and the gift of his daughter in mar- riage to the son of liis enemy, the prince Sultan Muham- mad. From this time 'Abdullah, during the remainder of his life, was in fact a vassal of the empire. 'Abdullah Kutb- Shah died in June 1674 A. D., Eabf I 1085 H., and was succeeded by his son-ia-law Abul-Hasan. 'AbduUall MailSur,j^/Ai/o aJU| i>,ja;, author of the Tarjama- i-Tabakat-i-Siifiya, containing the lives of the most cele- brated Sufis and Shaikhs. 'Abdullah. Mirza, alJj oas^, was the son of Ibrahim ]Iirza, the son of Shahrukh Mirza, and great-grandson of Amir Timur. Upon his father's death (about the year 1443 A. D.), he became possessed of the sovereignty of Fars, or Persia ; but four years after, he was dispossessed by one of his cousins-german, named Mirza Abu-Sa'id, and was obliged to fly to his uncle Mirza Ulugh Beg, who then reigned in Transoxiana, and who gave him his daughter in marriage. Some time after, Ulugh Beg having been defeated in a battle against his son Mirza 'Abdul-Latif, and afterwards put to death by him in October 1449 A. !)., Eamazan 853 A. H., and the latter not enjoying the success of his parricide above six months, 'Abdullah, as son-in-law to Ulugh Beg, took possession of his dominions : but Mirza Abu-Sa'id, bis cousin-german, declared war against him, and defeated him in a jjitched battle, in which he perished. This event took place ia the year 1451 A. D., 855 A. H. Abdullah (Maulana), lij/j/o, son of Ilahdad. He is the author of Sharh Mizan-il-Mantik and several other works. He was a native of Dihli, flourished in the reign of Sultan Sikandar, and died in 1516 A. D., 922 H. Abdullah, Maulana of Sultanpur, a learned bigoted Sunni at Akbar's Court.' He had the title of 'Malthdum-ul-Mulk.' He played a prominent part in the religious discussions which led Akbar to renounce Islam. He died, or was poisoned, in 990 H. Vide Ain Translation, p. 544, and p. vii (of Abul-Fazl's Biography).] Abdullah Tamimi, ^J*i*> aUi <^A£, author of the Ara- bic work called " Kauzat-ul-Abrar," which contains the history of Muhammad, and Memoirs of many of his com- panions. 'Abdullah Tirmizi (Mfr), s,} cvAc,was an elegant poet and wrote an excellent Nasta'lik hand, for which he received from the emperor Jahangir the poetical name of Wasfi, or praiseworthy, and the title of Mushkfn-Kalam, that is to say, out of whose pen flowed musk. He is the author of several poems. His death happened ia the year 1626 A. D., 1035 A. H. His tomb stands at a place in Agra, called Nagla Jawahir. For the inscription on his tomb, and his son Muhammad Salih Kashfi, vide Proceedings, Asiatic Society Bengal 1874, p. 162.] " 'Abdul-Latif, <-ajjkUt '^^^ a celebrated physician, bom at Baghdad A. D. 1261, 660 A. H. To the acquirement of medical knowledge he applied himself with diligence ; and it was chiefly with this view that, in his 28th year, he left Baghdad in order to visit other countries. Having spent a year in Mausil, he removed to Damascus in Syria and thence to Egypt, where the people of the highest rank continued to vie with each other in cultivating his friend- ship. He afterwards travelled to Aleppo, and resided several years in Greece. Of 150 treatises which he com- posed on various subjects, only one, entitled "Historic Mgyii Compendium," has survived the ravages of time. He died suddenly at Baghdad in his 65th year. 'Abdul-Latif, tiuliiJl a great-grandson of Amir Ti- mur. In October 1449 A. D., he defeated his father Mirza Ulugh Beg in an action near Samarkand, took him pri- soner and put him to death. He did not long enjoy his success, for he had scarcely reigned six months, when he was murdered by his own soldiers on the 9th May 1450 26{h Eabf I,- 854 A. H. His head was separated from his body and sent to Hirat, where it was placed on the gate of the college built by ids father. 'Abdul-Latif, i_ij.kU(i5.j,£, a native of Kazwm, and author of the work entitled " Lubb-ut-Tawarikh," a history of Persia, written in the middle of the 16th century. 'Abdul-Latif (Mulla), t-aj;klJt ^Ix, of Sultanpur, was the tutor of the prince Aurangzib. In the last years of his life he became blind, received from the emperor Shah Jahan a few villages free of rent for his support and died in the year 1632 A. D., 1042 A. H. ' 'Abdul-Latif, author of a collection of Letters called " Insha-i-' Abdul-Latif." ■ 'Abdul-Latif, t-ajjialJl ^xa, author of the work called Lataif-i-Ma'nawi, a commentary on the difficult pas- sages of the Masnawi of Maulana Eum, written in 1640 A.D. He also is the author of a Dictionary, called " Lataif-ul-Lughat." Eegarding the author vide Joui-nal, Asiatic Society, for 1868, p. 32.] 'Abdul-Maal, jU+J|i>.ac, author of a s}'stem of Geography, written in the Persian Language, and entitled " Masahat- ul-Arz," or the survey of the earth. 'Abdul-MajidK:hail;,(>.j;S*-'( .>.A£, the Turkish emperor of Constantinople, was born on the 23rd April, 1823, and succeeded his father Mahmiid II, on the 2nd July, 1839, A. D., 1277 A. H. He died on the 25th June, 1861, aged 39 years, and was succeeded by his brother 'Abdul-'Aziz. 'Abdul-MajidKhan, jyla.j,i5r*^| entitled Majd-ud- daula, a nobleman who was promoted by Ahmad Shah of Dihli to the rank of 3rd Bakhshigari or paymastership, iu 1748 A. D., 1161 A. H. He died in the year 1752 A. D., 1165 A. H.