Jawahir 135 Jouhar Jawahir Singh, ^^mjAI^:^^ a Sikh chief who hecame the minister of Maharaja Dah'p Singh after the death of Hu-a Singh, and was murdered by the troops at Lahor on the 21st September, 1845. Eaja Lai Singh succeeded him. Jawahir Singh, Maharaja, ^^J^^ ^^b't^j son of Dhyan Singh and nephew of Maharaja Gulab Singh, ruler of Kashmir. Jawan, tyl?^} the poetical appellation of Mirza Kazim 'Ah', a Hindustani lyric poet, attached to the college of Fort William. He is the author of an Urdii Diwan and also of a Barah Masa which he composed in 1802 A. D., 1217 A. H. Ho was alive in 1812. Jawan Bakht, Mirza, li^'* "-^^ ^[f'^, the youngest son of Bahadur Shah, the ex-king of Dehli, who accom- panied his father to Eangoon in 1858, and now resides under surveillance at that place. Government has sanc- tioned the grant of a separate pension and an allowance of 250 rupees to his wife Zaman'i Begam in 1873 A. D. Jawed Khan, iV^^ '^^^^> an eunuch and a great favou- rite of the emperor Ahmad Shah and his mother, who raised him to the rank of an amir with the title of Nawab Bahadur. Nawab Safdar Jang, who was much disgusted at the influence he had over the emperor, invited him to an entertainment, and murdered him during the banquet. This event took place on the 28th of August, 1752 O. S., 28th ShavTwal 1165 A. H. Jaweni, isHi^i whose proper name was Abu'l Ma'ali 'Abdulmalik bin-' Abdullah, was a doctor and a very cele- brated metaphysician, who bore the title of " Imam-ul- Haramain." He flourished in the reign of Malik Shah the Saljiikide, and professed the doctrine of Shufa'i at Isfaishapur, where the famous Ghazzali was his disciple. He is the author of several works, amongst which are the two following : " Tarikh Jahan Kushae," and " Akidat- ul-Nizamiat." He died in 1085 A. D., 478 A. H. Jaweria, ^i)^> one of the wives of Muhammad whom he married in the sixth year of the Hijra 627 A. D. She is said to bo a woman of great beauty, and was brought among the captives. She died about the year 670 A. D., 56 A. H. Jawini, ls^- vide Moin-uddin Jawini. Jayesi, cs'"-'^^ '"^^^ Malik Muhammad Jayesi. Jazari, CS'i)'^) surname of those who were bom at a city called Jazarat-ul-'Umar, situated on the Tigris, to the northward of Nineveh and Mausal. One of the most illustrious amongst the men of letters this city has pro- duced, was Ibn-Asii- ul-Shaibani Majd-uddin, who died 1209 A. D., 606 A. H., and of whom we have several works. Vide Ibn-Asir. Jenghis Khan, ^i^^'^j vide Changez Khan. Jent Parkas, Lala, cr'Ov "^--^j author of a poem called " Dastur Ishk," containing the story of Sassi and Panun in Persian verse. It appears that his correct name is Jot Parkash. Jhankoji Sendhia, ^i^'^^i'* c5^^*"H^j son of Jfapa or Jyapa Sendhia, was killed in the last battle which took place between Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marhattas on the 14th of January, 1761 N. S., at Panipat. Jhanko Rao Sendhia, jt; also caUed Mukki Eao, on the death of Daulat Kao Sendhia was elected by his widow Baji Bai' as raja of Gwaliar, and was put on the masnad on the 18th June, 1827; but being then only nine years of age, Biiji Baf acted as regent. He assumed the reins of government in 1833, reigned 15 years and some months, and died on the 4th of February, 1813, aged 24 years. He was succeeded by his adop)ted son Ji'aji Sendhia the present raja of Gwaliar, with whom Bija Bai appears to have resided untU the time of the mutiny. Jiaji Rao Sendhia, ^i^i^^i^jlj l5^'--^> the present raja of Gwaliar, whose name in full is, Maharaja 'AH Jah Ji'aji Eao Sendhia, was the adopted son of Jhanko Eao Sendhia, on whose death he succeeded to the govern- ment on the 4th February, 1843. His installation took place on the 20th of January, 1844 when Lord Ellen- borough visited the fort. Jiapa Sendhia, ^^A'^'^i-- 'j'ii?-^ «Ve Jyapa Sendhia. Jiji Begam, t5^"^j tl^e wet-nurse of the emperor Akbar, and the mother of Mirza 'Aziz Koka, who was raised to a high rank by the emperor with the title of Khan 'Azim. She died in the year 1599 A. D., 1008 A. H. The king carried her coffin on his shoulders and shaved his beard and mustachoes. Jiwan, MuUa, ^ Cl;i'^; vide Mulla Jlwan. Jodha Rao, jb ^^■^J'^} raja of Marwar, and a descendant of Seojf, the grandson of the celebrated Jaichand, the last Eathor monarch of Kanauj. He in the year 1432 A. D. founded the modern capital of Jodhpur, to which he trans- ferred the seat of government from Mandor. Jodh Eai, tJ?^. ^S^j-^, (whose maiden name appears to be Jagat Goshaini and also Balmatf), was the daughter of Eaja Udai Singh of Jodhpur or Marwar, the son of Eaja Maldeo. She was called Jodh Bai, because she was a princess of Jodhpur. She was married to Mirza Sah'm. (afterwards Jahangir) in 1585 A. D., 994 A. H., and became the mother of the emperor Shah Jahan who was born in 1592 A. D., 1000 A. H. at Labor. She died at Agrah in 1619 A. D., 1028 A. H., and was buried in Sohagpura built by her where her palace and tomb are still to be seen in a ruinous state. Jogi, Sultan, U^'^ij^J^, i7¥e Muhammad Jogi. Josh, (J^J^, poetical title of Ahmad Hasan Khan, who is familiarly called Achchhe Sahib. He was living in Lakhnau in 1853 A. D., 1269 A. H., and is the author of an Urdu Diwan. He is the son of Nawab Mukim Khan, the son of Nawab Muhabbat Khan, the son of Hafiz Eahmat Khan. Joshish, U^'^J'^, poetical title of Muhammad Hasan or Muhammad Eoshan of Patna, who flourished in the time of the emperor Shah 'Alam. Jot Parkash, Lala, 215/ (jili^J a Hindu Kayeth and an author. This appears to be the correct for Joint Par- kash, which see. Jouhar, ^^^^j the poetical appellation of Jawahir Singh, a Hindu, who was the pupil of the poet Mulla Natik of Naishapur. He is the author of a Diwan in Persian and Urdu, and was living in 1851 A. D., 1267 A. H. Jouhar, J^J^) the poetical name of Munshi Sewa Eam of Shahjahanpur, who flourished in the time of Akbar Shah 11, and is the author of several works in Persian, such
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