In the 2nd year, S. F. presented Jahángír an immense ruby made into a ring, which weighed 1 misqál, 15 surkhs, and was valued at 25000 Rs. As the relations of the Shaikh oppressed the people in Gujrát, he was recalled from Ahmadábád (Tuzuk, p. 73). In the 5th year, he was made governor of the Panjáb. In 1021, he made preparations to invade Kángrah. He died at Pat'hán in 1025, and was buried at Dihlí (Tuz. p. 159). At the time of his death, he was a Commander of Six Thousand, 5000 horse.

Sayyid Ahmad, in his work on the antiquities of Dihlí, entitled Asáruççanádíd, No. 77, says that the name of S. F.'s father was Sayyid Ahmad i Bukhárí. Of Faríd's tomb, he says, nothing is left but an arcade (dálán). But he wrongly places the death of the Shaikh in the 9th year or 1033 A. H., instead of in the eleventh year, or 1025. Sayyid Ahmad also mentions a Sarái built by Shaikh Faríd in Dihlí, which has since been repaired by the English Government, and is now used as a jail (<Arabic>, jel khánah).

According to the Tuzuk, p. 65, Salímgaḍh (Dihlí) belonged to S. Faríd. It had been built by Salím Khán the Afghán during his reign in the midst (dar miyán) of the Jamnah. Akbar had given it to Faríd.*

When Shaikh Faríd died, only 1000 Ashrafís were found in his house, which very likely gave rise to the Táríkh of his death—

<Arabic> dad, khurd burd (1025, A. H.).

‘He gave, and left (carried off) little.’

Shaikh Faríd was indeed a man of the greatest liberality. He always gave with his own hands. Once a beggar came to him seven times on one day, and received money; and when he returned the eighth time, Faríd gave him again money, but told him not to tell others; else they might take the money from him. He gave widows a great deal, and his jágír lands were given as free land tenures to the children of his servants or soldiers who had been killed. When in Gujrát, he had a list made of all Bukhárí Sayyids in the province,* and paid for every marriage feast and out­fit; he even gave pregnant women of his clan money for the same purpose for the benefit of their yet unborn children. He never assisted singers, musicians, or flatterers.

He built many saráis. The one in Dihlí has been mentioned above. In Ahmadábád, a mahallah was adorned by him and received as a memorial of him the name of Bukhárá. In the same town he built the Masjid and Tomb of Sháh Wajíhuddín (died 988; Badáoní III, 43). He also built Farídábád near Dihlí, the greater part of the old parganah of Tilpaṭ being included in the parganah of Farídábád (Elliot's Glossary, Beames' Edition, II, p. 123). In Láhor also, a Mahallah was built by him, a large bath, and a chauk, or bazar. The Government officers under him received annually three khil'ats; to his footmen he gave annually a blanket, and his sweepers got shoes. He never made alterations in his gifts.

His contingent consisted of 3000 picked troopers. Neither in the reign of Akbar, nor that of Jahángír, did he build a palace for himself. He always lived as if on the march. He paid his contingent personally, little caring for the noise and tumult incident to such offices. One of his best soldiers, an Afghán of the name of Sher Khán, had taken leave in Gujrát, and rejoined after an absence of six years, when Sh. Faríd was in Kalánúr on his march to Kángrah. The Shaikh ordered Dwárká Dás his Bakhshí, to pay the man his wages, and the Bakhshí wrote out the Descriptive Roll, and gave the man one day's pay. But Faríd got angry, and said, “He is an old servant, and though he comes rather late, my affairs have not fared ill on account of his absence; give him his whole pay.” The man got 7000 Rs., his whole pay for six years.

“Night and day,” exclaims the author of the Maásir, “change as before, and the stars walk and the heavens turn as of old, but India has no longer such men. Per­haps they have left for some other country!”

Shaikh Faríd had no son. His daughter also died childless. He had adopted two young men, Muhammad Sa'íd and Mír Khán. They lived in great pomp, and did not care for the emperor. Though often warned, they would noisily pass the palace in pleasure boats to the annoyance of the Emperor, their boats being lighted up with torches and coloured lamps. One night they did so again, and Mahábat Khán, whom Jahángír had given a hint, sent one of his men and killed Mír Khán. Sh. F. demanded of the emperor Mahábat's blood; but Mahábat got together several ‘respectable’ witnesses who maintained before the emperor that Mír Khán had been killed by Muhammad Sa'íd, and Shaikh F. had to remain quiet.

Muhammad Sa'íd was alive in the 20th year of Sháhjahán, and was a Commander of Seven Hundred, 300 horse (Pádisháhn. II, 743).

Sayyid Ja'far, Sh. F.'s brother, was also in Akbar's service. He was killed in the battle of Patan (p. 397, l. 5).

The Pádisháhnámah (I, b., 316, 313; II, 739) also mentions Sayyid Badr, son of Shaikh Faríd's sister, a Commander of 700, 500 horse; and Sayyid Bhakar, son of Sh. F.'s brother, a Commander of Five Hundred, 300 horse.

100. Sama´nji´ Kha´n, son of Chalmah Beg.

For Samánjí we often find in MSS. Samájí. The Turkish samán means hay, so that Samánjí, or Samánchí would mean one who looks after the hay.

The name of this grandee is neither given in the Maásir, nor the Ṭabaqát. Nor have I come across his name in the Akbarnámah. It remains, therefore, doubtful whether he is the son of No. 58.

Another Samánjí Khán will be found below, No. 147.

101. Tardi´ Kha´n, son of Qiyá Khán Gung (No. 33).

He has been mentioned above, on p. 344. The Ṭabaqát says that, in 1001, he was governor of Patan (Gujrát).*

102. Mihtar Kha´n, Anísuddín, a servant of Humáyún.

The word mihtar, pr. a prince, occurs very often in the names of Humáyún's servants. Thus in the Akbarnámah (Lucknow Edition, Vol. I. p. 269,—a very interesting page, which gives the names of the grandees, &c., who accompanied the emperor to Persia).

Mihtar Khán was the title of Anís (-uddín). He was Humáyún's treasurer on his flight to Persia, and returned with the emperor.

In the 14th year, when Rantanbhúr had been conquered (vide No. 96), the fort was put in his charge. In the beginning of the 21st year (beginning of 984), he accompanied Mán Singh on his expedition against Ráná Partáb of Maiwár, and dis­tinguished himself as leader of the Chandáwul (rear). In the 25th year, he held a jágír in Audh, and distinguished himself in the final pursuit of Ma'çúm Khán Faran­khúdí (No. 157).

Anís was gradually promoted. He was at the time of Akbar's death a Commander of Three Thousand. According to the Ṭabaqát, he was in 1001 a Commander of 2500.

He died in the 3rd year of Jahángír's reign, 1017, eighty-four years old. If I read the MSS. of the Maásir correctly, he was a Kátí, and looked upon his tribe with much favour. He was a man of great simplicity. It is said that he paid his con­tingent monthly.