Koláb is the name of a town and a district in Badakhshán, Long. 70°, Lat. 38°. The District of Koláb lies north of Badakhshán Proper, from which it is separated by the A´mú (Oxus); but it was looked upon as part of the kingdom of Badakhshán. Hence Kúchak 'Alí is often called in the Akbarnámah Kúchak 'Alí Khán i Badakhshí.

He served under Mun'im Khán against Khán Zamán, and was present at the reconciliation at Baksar (Buxar) in the 10th year.

He also served under Mun'im Khán in Bengal, and held a command in the battle of Takaroí (p. 375).

His sons are mentioned below, No. 148, and No. 380.

139. Sabdal Kha´n, Sumbul, a slave of Humáyún.

140. Sayyid Muhammad, Mír 'Adl, a Sayyid of Amrohah.

Amrohah, formerly a much more important town than now, belongs to Sirkár Sambal. Its Sayyids belonged to old families of great repute throughout India. Mír Sayyid Muhammad had studied the Hadís and law under the best teachers of the age. The father of the Historian Badáoní was his friend. Akbar made Sayyid Muhammad Mír 'Adl. When the learned were banished from Court (ikhráj i 'ulamá), he was made governor of Bhakkar.* He died there two years later in 985 or 986.

From the Akbarnámah we see that S. Muhammad with other Amrohah Sayyids served, in the 18th year, under S. Mahmúd of Bárha in the expedition against Rájah Madhukar.

He advised the Historian Badáoní to enter the military service of the emperor, instead of trusting to learning and to precarious Madad i Ma'ásh tenures, an advice resembling that of 'Abdulghaffár (vide No. 99, p. 413). S. Muhammad's sons were certainly all in the army; vide No. 251, 297, 363.

141. Razawi´ Kha´n, Mírzá Mírak, a Razawí Sayyid of Mashhad.

He was a companion of Khán Zamán (No. 13). In the 10th year, he went to the camp of the Imperialists to obtain pardon for his master. When in the 12th year Khán Zamán again rebelled, Mírzá Mírak was placed under the charge of Khán Báqí Khán (No. 60), but fled from his custody (at Dihlí, Badáoní II, 100). After Khán Zamán's death, he was captured, and Akbar ordered him daily to be thrown before a mast elephant; but the driver was ordered to spare him as he was a man of illustrious descent. This was done for five days, when at the intercession of the cour­tiers he was set at liberty. Shortly afterwards, he received a mançab and the title of Razawí Khán. In the 19th year, he was made Díwán of Jaunpúr, and in the 24th year, Bakhshí of Bengal in addition to his former duties.

At the outbreak of the Bengal Military Revolt (25th year), he was with Muzaffar Khán (No. 37). His harsh behaviour towards the dissatisfied grandees is mentioned in the histories as one of the causes of the revolt. When the rebels had seceded (9th Zí Hajjah, 987) and gone from Ṭánḍah to Gaur, Muzaffar sent Razawí Khán, Rái Patr Dás (No. 196), and Mír Ahmad Munshí to them to try to bring them back to obedience. Things took indeed a good turn and everything might have ended peacefully, when some of Rái Patr Dás's Rájpúts said that the opportunity should not be thrown away to kill the whole lot. Rái Patr Dás mentioned this to Razawí Khán, and through him, it appears, the rebels heard of it. They took up arms and caught Rái Patr Dás. Razawí Khán and Mír Ahmad Munshí surrendered them­selves.

The Maásir says that nothing else is known of Razawí Khán. The Ṭabaqát says that he was a Commander of Two Thousand and was dead in 1001.

Mírzá Mírak is not to be confounded with Mírak Khán, ‘an old grandee, who died in 975’ (Ṭabaqát); or with Mírak Bahádur (208).

Sháhjahán conferred the title of Razawí Khán on Sayyid 'Alí, son of Çadruç­çudúr Mírán S. Jalál of Bukhárá.

142. Mi´rza´ Naja´t Kha´n, brother of Sayyid Barkah, and

149. Mi´rza´ Husain Kha´n, his brother.

Both brothers, according to the Ṭabaqát, were dead in 1001. Their names are often wrongly given in MSS., which call them Najábat, instead of Naját, and Hasan instead of Husain.

From the Akbarnámah (I, 411) we see that both brothers accompanied Humá­yún on his march to India.

Mírzá Naját served, in the 10th year, against Khán Zamán (No. 13). In the end of the 21st year, he was attached to the corps which under Shiháb Khán (No 26) moved to Khandesh, the king of which, Rájah 'Alí Khán, had shewn signs of dis­affection. Later, he served in Bengal. When the Military Revolt broke out, Bábá Khán Qáqshál (vide p. 369, note 3), Jabárí (p. 370), Vazír Jamíl (No. 200), Sa'íd i Toqbái, and other grandees, marched on the 9th Zí Hajjah, 987, from Ṭánḍah to Gaur across the Ganges. Mír Naját was doubtful to which party to attach himself; and when Muzaffar sent his grandees [Mír Jamáluddín Husain Injú (No. 164), Razawí Khán (No. 141), Tímúr Khán (No. 215), Rái Patr Dás (No. 196), Mír Adham, Husain Beg, Hakím Abulfath (No. 112), Khwájah Shamsuddín (No. 159), Ja'far Beg (No. 98), Muhammad Qulí Turkmán (No. 203), Qásim Khán i Sístání, 'Iwaz Bahádur, Zulf 'Alí Yazdí, Sayyid Abú Is-háq i Çafawí (No. 384), Muzaffar Beg, &c.] to the banks of the Ganges, where the rebels had drawn up their army, Mír Naját stayed with Vazír Jamíl, although Muzaffar, who was Naját's father-in-law, fully expected him to join. He must have soon after left the rebels and gone to Southern Bengal; for in the end of the 25th year he was at Sátgáṉw (Húglí). Abulfazl mentions him together with Murád Khán at Fathábád (No. 54), and Qiyá Khán in Oṛísá (No. 33), as one of the few that represented Imperialism in Bengal (Akbarn. III, 291). But these three were too powerless to check the rebels. Murád died, and Qiyá was soon after killed by the Afgháns under Qutlú, who looked upon the revolt as his opportu­nity. Mír Naját also was attacked by Qutlú and defeated near Salímábád (Sulaimán­ábád), S. of Bardwán. He fled to the Portuguese governor of Húglí.* Bábá Khán Qáqshál sent one of his officers to get hold of Naját; but the officer hearing of Qutlú's victory, attacked the Afgháns near Mangalkoṭ, N. E. of Bardwán. Qutlú, however, was again victorious.

143. Sayyid Ha´shim, son of Sayyid Mahmúd of Bárha. Vide No. 105, p. 419.

144. Gha´zi´ Kha´n i Badakhshi´.

In MSS. Ghází is often altered to Qází, and Badakhshí to Bakhshí, and as Ghází Khán's first title was Qází Khán, his name is often confounded with No. 223. Other Ghází Kháns have been mentioned above, on pp. 367, 384.