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TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE v
CHAPTER I 1
     I.MIYĀN ḤĀTIM OF SAMBHAL 3
II.SHAIKH JALĀLU'-D-DĪN OF THĀNESAR 5
III.SHAIKH MUḤAMMAD GHAU OF GWĀLIYĀR 7
IV.SHAIKH BURHĀN 10
V.SHAIKH MUḤAMMAD-I-KAMBŪ, OF SAMBHAL. 12
VI.SHAIKH FAKHRU-'D-DĪN 13
VII.SHAIKH ‘AZĪZU-'LLĀH 14
VIII.SHAIKH SALĪM-I-CISHTĪ 18
IX.SHAIKH NIĀMU-'D-DĪN OF AMBEṬHĪ 27
X.SHAIKH BHĪKAN OF KĀKŌRĪ 41
XI.SHAIKH SA‘DĪ 42
XII.SAYYID TĀJU-'D-DĪN, OF LAKHNAU 43
XIII.SHAIKH MUḤAMMAD QALANDAR OF LAKHNAU 43
XIV.SHAIKH NIĀMU-'D-DĪN 44
XV.SHAIKHU-'L-HIDYA OF KHAIRĀBĀD 45
XVI.SHAIKH DĀ‘ŪD OF CHATĪ 47
XVII.SHAIKH ABAN OF AMROHA 63
XVIII.KHĀJA ‘ABDU-'SH-SHAHĪD 65
XIX.SHAIKH ADHAN OF JAUNPŪR 66
XX.SHAIKH ‘ABDU-'L-GHAFŪR OF A‘AMPŪR 69
XXI.MIYĀṄ VAJĪHU-'D-DĪN OF AḤMADĀBĀD 70
XXII.MIYĀṄ ‘ABDU-'LLĀH NIYĀZĪ OF SIRHIND 73
XXIII.SHAIKH ABŪ-'L-FATḤ OF GUJARĀT 77
XXIV.SHAIKH ABŪ ISḤĀQ OF LĀHŌR 79
XXV.SHAIKH RUKNU-'D-DĪN 82
XXVI.MIYĀṄ MUṢAF OF GUJARĀT 83
XXVII.SHAIKH ISḤĀQ-I-KĀKŪ OF LĀHŌR 85
XXVIII.SHAIKH SA‘DU-'LLĀH BANĪ ISRĀ'ĪL 87
XXIX.MIYĀṄ SHAIKH ‘ABDU-‘LLĀH OF BADĀON 90
XXX.SHAIKH JALĀLU-'D-DĪN OF QANNAUJ 93
XXXI.SHAIKH KAPŪR-I-MAJZŪB 95
XXXII.SHAIKH ALLĀH 96
XXXIII.SHAIKH ‘ĀRIF-I-ḤUSAINĪ 98
XXXIV.MĪR SAYYID ‘ALĀ'U-'D-DĪN OF AWADH 101
XXXV.SHAIKH ḤAMZAH OF LAKHNAU 103
XXXVI.SHAIKH PĪRAK 104
XXXVII.SHAIKH MUḤAMMAD ḤUSAIN OF SIKANDRA 105
XXXVIII.SHAIKH ‘ABDU-L-WĀHID OF BILGRĀM 106
CHAPTER II. AN ACCOUNT OF THE LEARNED MEN, MOST OF WHOM THE AUTHOR
HAS MET, OR FROM WHOM HE HAS RECEIVED INSTRUCTION		 109
I.SHAIKH ḤĀTIM OF SAMBHAL 109
II.MAULĀNĀ ‘ABDU-'LLĀH OF SULĀNPŪR 113
III.SHAIKH MUBĀRAK OF NĀGŌR 118
IV.MĪR SAYYID MUḤAMMAD, Mīr-i-‘Adl.OF AMROHA. 120
V.SHAIKH GADĀ'Ī OF DIHLĪ, THE KAMBŪ 122
VI.MIYĀṄ JAMĀL KHĀN, MUFTI OF DIHLĪ 123
VII.QĀẒĪ JALĀLU-'D-DĪN OF MULTĀN 124
VIII.QĀẒĪ AWĀ'ISĪ 125
IX.QĀẒĪ YA‘QŪB OF MĀNIKPŪR 126
X.SHAIKH ‘ABDU-'N-NABĪ 127
XI.SHAIKH AḤMADĪ FAYYĀẒ, OF AMBĒṬHI 131
XII.QĀẒĪ ṢADRU-'D-DĪN, SOME TIME OF JALANDAR, AFTERWARDS OF LĀHOR 133
XIII.MIYĀṄ ILĀHDĀD OF LAKHNAU 134
XIV.MĪR SAYYID JALĀLU-'D-DĪN-I-QĀDIRĪ 135
XV.SHAIKH ḤUSAIN OF AJMER 136
XVI.SHAIKH ‘ABDU-'L-QĀDIR 141
XVII.SHAIKH KABĪR 143
XVIII.MĪR SAYYID ‘ALĪ OF LŪDHIĀNA 144
XIX.SHAIKH MU‘ĪN 147
XX.MĪR ‘ABDU-'L-LAĪF OF QAZVĪN 148
XXI.KHĀJA MUḤAMMAD YAḤY 150
XXII.SHAIKH ḤUSAIN OF BADAKHSHĀN 151
XXIII.SHAIKH ‘ABDU-'L-QĀDIR 152
XXIV.SHAIKH ABŪ-'L-MA‘ĀLĪ 153
XXV.MAULĀNĀ JALĀL OF TALA 157
XXVI.MAULĀNĀ ‘ABDU-'SH-SHAKŪR OF LĀHŌR 157
XXVII.SHAIKH KABĪR, SON OF SHAIKH MUNAWWAR 158
XXVIII.SHAIKH SA‘DU-'LLĀH, THE GRAMMARIAN 160
XXIX.SHAIKH NAṢĪRU-'D-DĪN 161
XXX.SHAIKH MUBĀRAK OF ALWAR 162
XXXI.SHAIKH CĀYAN LADH OF SOHNA 163
XXXII.SHAIKH ‘ABDU-'L-GHANĪ OF BADĀON 164
XXXIII.SHAIKH BUHLŪL OF DIHLĪ 167
XXXIV.SHAIKH ‘ABDU-'L-ḤAQQ OF DIHLĪ 167
XXXV.MAULĀNĀ ILĀHDĀD 172
XXXVI.MAULĀNĀ ‘UMĀN OF SĀMĀNA 173
XXXVII.ḤĀJĪ SULĀN OF THĀNĒSAR 173
XXXVIII.SAYYID SHĀH MĪR OF SĀMĀNA 174
XXXIX.SAYYID YĀSĪN 176
XL.SHAIKH ẒIYĀ'U-'LLĀH 177
XLI.MĪR ABŪ'L-GHĀI OF BUKHĀRĀ 183
XLII.MIYĀN KAMĀLU-D-DĪN ḤUSAIN OF SHĪRĀZ 184
XLIII.SHAIKH ABŪ-'L-FATḤ OF THĀNĒSAR 187
XLIV.MAULĀNĀ 'UMĀN OF BANGĀL 188
XLV.SHAIKH ḤUSAIN OF BAZHAR 188
XLVI.MAULĀNĀ ISMĀ‘ĪL THE ‘ARAB 188
XLVII.QĀZĪ MUBĀRAK OF GOPĀMAU 188
XLVIII.MAŪLĀNĀ VAIS OF GWĀLIYĀR 189
XLIX.SHAIKH MUḤAMMAD OF SYRIA 191
L.SHAIKH ḤASAN ‘ALĪ OF MAUṢIL 192
LI.QĀẒĪ NŪRU-'LLĀH OF SHUSHTAR 193
LII.ḤĀJĪ IBRĀHĪM THE TRADITIONIST 196
LIII.SHAIKH JALĀL-I-WĀṢIL, OF KĀLPĪ 196
LIV.MALIK MAḤMŪD-I-PIYĀRŪ 197
LV.ṢADR-I-JAHĀN 198
LVI.SHAIKH YA‘QŪB OF KASHMĪR 200
LVII.MAULĀNĀ MĪRZĀ OF SAMARQAND 209
LVIII.QĀẒĪ ABŪ-'L-MA‘ĀLĪ 210
LIX.MAULĀNĀ MĪR-I-KALĀN 211
LX.MAULĀNĀ SA‘ĪD OF TURKISTĀN 212
LXI.ḤĀFI-I-KŪMAKĪ 213
LXII.QĀẒĪ NIĀM OF BADAKHSHĀN 214
LXIII.MAULĀNĀ ILĀHDĀD-I-LANGARKHĀNĪ 215
LXIV.MAULĀNĀ MUḤAMMAD, THE Muftī 215
LXV.MĪR FATḤU-'LLĀH OF SHĪRĀZ 216
LXVI.SHAIKH MANṢŪR OF LĀHŌR 217
LXVII.MULLĀ PĪR MUḤAMMAD OF SHĪRVĀN. 217
LXVIII.MĪRZĀ MUFLIS THE ŪZBAK 218
LXIX.MAULĀNĀ NŪRU-D-DĪN MUḤAMMAD TARKHĀN 218
LXX.MAULĀNĀ ILĀHDĀD OF AMRŌHA 219
CHAPTER III. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PHYSICIANS OF THE REIGN OF THE
EMPEROR AKBAR		 224
I.ḤAKÍMU-L-MULK OF GÍLĀN 224
II.ḤAKĪM SAIFU-L-MULŪK OF DAMĀWAND 226
III.ḤAKĪM ZANBĪL 228
IV.ḤAKĪM ‘AINU-L-MULK OF SHĪRĀZ 229
V.ḤAKĪM MASĪḤU-L-MULK, OF SHĪRĀZ 230
VI.ḤAKĪM-I-MIṢRĪ 230
VII.AKĪM ‘ALĪ 232
VIII.AKĪN ARŪ-L-FATḤ OF GĪLĀN 233
IX.AKĪM ASAN OF GĪLĀN 234
X.ḤAKĪM HUMĀM 234
XI.ḤAKĪM AḤMAD, OF TATTA 235
XII.ḤAKĪM LUFU-'LLĀH, OF GĪLĀN 237
XIII.ḤAKĪM MUAFFAR, OF ARDASTĀN 237
XIV.ḤAKĪM FATḤU-'LLĀH, OF GĪLĀN 237
XV.SHAIKH BĪNĀ 237
CHAPTER IV. AN ACCOUNT OF THE POETS OF THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR AKBAR 239
I.GHAZĀLĪ OF MASHHAD 239
II.QĀSIM-I-KĀHĪ 242
III.KH'ĀJA ḤUSAIN OF MARV 248
IV.QĀSIM-I-ARSALĀN 251
V.ĀTASHI OF QANDAHĀR 253
VI.ASHRAF KHĀN, MĪR MUNSHĪ 254
VII.AMĪR QĀZI, ASĪRĪ 255
VIII.MĪR IMĀMĪ, KNOWN AS MUGHBACA 257
IX.MĪR SHARĪF-I-AMĀNĪ, OF IṢFAHĀN 258
X.QĀẒĪ AḤMAD-I-GHAFFĀRĪ OF QAZVĪN 259
XI.MĪR ASHKĪ OF QUM 260
XII.YOL QULI ANĪSĪ 262
XIII.MULLA GHANI, AMANI 262
XIV.ABTARI OF BADAKHSH 263
XV.ULFATĪ, QILĪJ KHĀN 263
XVI.ULFATI OF YAZD 264
XVII.ULFATI OF ‘IRĀQ 265
XVIII.BAIRAM KHĀN, THE KHĀN-I-KHĀNĀN 265
XIX.BĪKASĪ OF GHAZNĪN 268
XX.BĀQĪ OF KOLĀB 270
XXI.BAYĀẒĪ 270
XXII.PAIRAVĪ 271
XXIII.BAQĀ'Ī 273
XXIV.MULLĀ NŪRU-D-DĪN MUḤAMMAD-I-TĀRKHĀN 273
XXV.TARDI, Rūda 278
XXVI.TAUSANĪ 278
XXVII.TAẔARVĪ OF ABHAR 279
XXVIII.TASHBIHI 283
XXIX.TAQĪ-UD-DĪNĪ 285
XXX.ĀNĪ KHĀN 286
XXXI.ANĀ'Ī 287
XXXII.JUDĀ'Ī 291
XXXIII.JAẔBĪ 293
XXXIV.JAMĪLĪ OF KĀLPĪ 296
XXXV.CISHTĪ 297
XXXVI.JA‘FAR 298
XXXVII.JA‘FAR BEG 299
XXXVIII.ḤAIDARĪ OF TABRĪZ 302
XXXIX.ḤUZNĪ 304
XL.ḤAYĀTĪ OF GĪLĀN 304
XLI.ḤAYĀ'Ī 306
XLII.ḤĀLATĪ 307
XLIII.THE KHĀN-I-A‘AM 308
XLIV.KHANJAR BEG 310
XLV.KHUSRAVĪ 315
XLVI.MĪR DAURĪ 316
XLVII.DAKHLĪ 318
XLVIII.DĀNIHĪ 319
XLIX.DAVĀ'Ī 320
L.RAFĪ‘Ī 322
LI.RAHĀ'Ī 324
LII.RAUGHANĪ 325
LIII.ZAIN KHĀN KŪKA 327
LIV.SULĀN OF SAPLAK 327
LV.SULĀN 331
LVI.SAIRĪ 334
LVII.SIPIHRĪ 334
LVIII.SAYYĀFĪ 335
LIX.SAHMI. 336
LX.SAQQĀ 338
LXI.SIPĀHĪ 340
LXII.SARMADĪ OF IṢFAHĀN 340
LXIII.SĀQĪ OF THE JAZĀ'IR 341
LXIV.SAYYIDĪ 342
LXV.SHĀH ABŪ-'L-MA‘ĀLĪ 344
LXVI.SHĪRĪ 345
LXVII.SHAKĪBĪ OF IṢFAHĀN 351
LXVIII.SHUJĀ‘Ī 352
LXIX.SHU‘ŪRĪ OF TURBAT 353
LXX.MULLĀ SĀDIQ ḤALWĀĪ' 354
LXXI.ṢABŪḤĪ 356
LXXII.ṢĀLIḤĪ 358
LXXIII.ṢĀDIQĪ 359
LXXIV.ṢARFĪ 360
LXXV.ṢARFĪ OF SĀWA 361
LXXVI.ṢABŪRĪ OF HAMADĀN 361
LXXVII.ṢĀLIH THE MADMAN 362
LXXVIII.ĀRAMĪ 363
LXXIX.ARĪQĪ OF SĀWA 365
LXXX.ĀLIB OF IṢFAHĀN 367
LXXXI.ĀLI‘Ī OF YAZD 368
LXXXII.IFLĪ 370
LXXXIII.UHŪRĪ 372
LXXXIV.‘ĀLIM OF KĀBUL 373
LXXXV.MIR ‘ABDUL ḤAYY OF MASHHAD 378
LXXXVI.‘ITĀBĪ 380
LXXXVII.‘UBAIDĪ. 383
LXXXVIII.‘ISHQĪ KHĀN 384
LXXXIX.‘ILMĪ 385
XC.MIR ‘AZIZU-'LLĀH 386
XCI.MĪRZĀ ‘AZĪZ KŪKA 388
XCII.‘AHDI OF SHIRAZ 390
XCIII.‘INĀYATU-'LLĀH THE SCRIBE 391
XCIV.‘URFĪ OF SHĪRAZ 392
XCV.GHAZNAVĪ 396
XCVI.GHUBARĪ 398
XCVII.GHURBATĪ OF ḤIṢĀR 401
XCVIII.GHAIRATĪ OF SHĪRĀZ 403
XCIX.FĀRIGHĪ OF SHĪRĀZ 403
C.FAHMĪ OF IHRĀN 405
CI.FAHMĪ OF SAMARQAND 405
CII.FIKRĪ 406
CIII.FANĀ'Ī 407
CIV.FUSĪNĪ OF YAZD 408
CV.FĪRŪZA OF KĀBUL 409
CVI.FAHMĪ OF ASTARĀBĀD 411
CVII.SHAIKH FAIẒĪ, THE POET LAUREATE 411
CVIII.FĀRISĪ 429
CIX.QARĀRĪ OF GILĀN 432
CX.QAUSĪ 435
CXI.QAIDĪ OF SHĪRĀR 436
CXII.QADRĪ 437
CXIII.QANDĪ 437
CXIV.KĀMĪ 437
CXV.KULĀHĪ 438
CXVI.KALĀMĪ 439
CXVII.KĀMĪ OF QUM 439
CXVIII.LIQĀ'Ī OF ASTARĀBĀD 440
CXIX.LIWĀ'Ī 440
CXX.LA‘LĪ 441
CXXI.LUFĪ THE ASTROLOGER 442
CXXII.MĪR MURTAẒ 442
CXXIII.MAḤWĪ 444
CXXIV.MIR MUḤSIN RIẒAVĪ OF MASHHAD 447
CXXV.MAUJĪ 448
CXXVI.MĪRZĀDA ‘ALĪ KHĀN 450
CXXVII.MU‘IZZĪ OF HIRĀT 451
CXXVIII.MURĀDĪ OF ASTARĀBĀD 451
CXXIX.MUSHFIQĪ OF BUKHĀRĀ 452
CXXX.MAĪLĪ OF HIRĀT 452
CXXXI.MALIK OF QUM 458
CXXXII.MUDĀMĪ OF BADAKHSHĀN 461
CXXXIII.MULLĀ MAQṢŪD OF QAZVĪN 462
CXXXIV.MIḤNATĪ OF ḤIṢĀR 465
CXXXV.MŪSAWĪ OF MASHHAD 465
CXXXVI.KHẈĀJA MU‘AAM 466
CXXXVII.MAUZŪN 467
CXXXVIII.MUḤAMMAD YUSUF 468
CXXXIX.MANARĪ OF SAMARQAND 469
CXL.MUDĀMĪ OF HAMADĀN 471
CXLI.MUQĪMĪ OF SABZAVĀR 471
CXLII.—— 472
CXLIII.MAḤWĪ 473
CXLIV.MAHARĪ OF KASHMĪR 474
CXLV.SHAIKH MUḤAMMAD OF DIHLĪ 474
CXLVI.NUVĪDĪ OF TURBAT 475
CXLVII.NISHĀNĪ 480
CXLVIII.NAṢIḤĪ 493
CXLIX.NIHĀNĪ 494
CL.NAJĀTĪ OF GĪLĀN 495
CLI.MULLĀ NUVĪDĪ 495
CLII.NAU‘I 495
CLIII.NIYĀZĪ 496
CLIV.NĀMĪ 498
CLV.NAĪRĪ OF NĪSHĀPŪR 508
CLVI.NAVĀ'Ī 510
CLVII.NUVĪDĪ OF NĪSHĀPŪR 510
CLVIII.NAMĪ OF TABRĪZ 511
CLIX.VUQŪ‘Ī OF NĪSHĀPŪR 512
CLX.VIDĀ‘Ī OF HIRĀT 516
CLXI.VĀQĪ‘Ī OF HIRĀT 517
CLXII.VAṢFĪ 518
CLXIII.VAṢLĪ 519
CLXIV.VUQŪFĪ OF HIRĀT 519
CLXV.VAFĀ‘Ī OF IṢFAHĀN 520
CLXVI.HAMDAMĪ 520
CLXVII.HAJRĪ 522
CLXVIII.HĀSHIM 524
NOTICE 538
INDEX 539