Murtaza 198 Mustafa disguising himself in female attire, he escaped from Arkat to his own fort of Vellore. Two years afterwards, the youthful son and successor of Safdar 'AH met the fate of his father, and common report attributed to Murtaza Khan a principal share in the contrivance of this murder also. Such was the man to whom the patronage of Dupleix, who was at that time grievously at a loss for money, was extended, for Murtaza Khan had the reputa- tion of heing extremely rich, and was selected by Dupleix for a new Nawab of Arkat. He was solemnly installed in his new dignity, but finding that his presence was indispensable at VeUore, he returned thither after some time in 1752 A. D.
Murtaza Khan Anju, (
Arabic characters), a nobleman
of the reign of the emperor Shah Jahan. At the time of
his death which took place 1629 A. D., 1038 A. H., he
was governor of Thatta.
Murtaza Khan, Ji'^'^j vide Shaikh Farid, " and
Farid Bukhari.
Murtaza, Mir, iis^ir'°J^j sumamed "Al-Madau bi-
ilm ul-Huda." He died in September, 1046 A. D., Safar,
436 A. H.
Murtaza Hizam Shah I, JS^-* f*^^ ds'^ir'*, ascended
the throne of Ahmadnagar in the Dakhin after the death
of his father Husain Nizam Shah I, in 1565 A. D., 972
A. H., and as he was then in his minority, his mother
Khunza Sultana became for six years chief manager
of afl'airs, after which the Sultan took the affairs under
his own management. He reigned about 24 lunar years,
and becoming mad, his son Miran Husaia Nizam Shah
shut him up in a warm bathing-room, and shutting fast
the doors and windows to exclude all air, lighted a great
fire under the bath, so that the Sultan was speedUy suf-
focated by the steam and heat. This circumstance took
place about the 15th January, 1589 A. D., 8th Eabi' I,
997 A. H. But according to the work of Jama ul-Hind,
he was poisoned by his son on the 5th June, 1588 A. D.,
corresponding with 18th Eajab, 996 A. H.
Murtaza Nizam Shah II, (•'l=-j
a nominal prince and a descendant of the Nizam Shahi
kings of Ahmadnagar, who was raised to the thi'one by
Malik Ambar, the Abyssiaian and others after the capture
of Bahadur Nizam Shah in 1600 A. D., 1009 A.. H. He
was put to death about the year 1628 A. D., 1038 A. H.,
by Fatha Khan, the son of Malik Ambar, who placed his
son Husain, an infant of ten years on the throne. Husain
was afterwards confined for Life by the emperor Shah
Jahan in the fortress of Gwaliar. Vide Fatha Khan.
Musahib, Mirza, (Arabic characters), a poet who flourished
after the poet Saeb whom he imitates, and was probably
living in 1745 A. D., 1168 A. H.
Musannifak, (Arabic characters), surname of Mulla 'Ala-uddin 'AH
bin-Muhammad, an Arabian author, who died 1470 A. D.,
875 A. H.
Musibat, poetical name of Shah Ghulam Kutb- uddin, eldest brother of Shah Muhammad Afzal of Allahabad. He went on a pilgrimage to Mecca and died there in 1773 A. D., 1187 A. H. Mushfaki, a poet who was born at Bukhara in the year 1538 A. D., 945 A. H., and composed a Diwan which he completed in 1675 A. D., 983 A. H. Mushtak, 0'^'°, the poetical name of Mir Said 'AH of Isfahan who was aUve in the year 1760 A. D., 1174 A. H. Mushtak, o^^^ poetical title of Mushtak Husain of Agrah. He is the author of a Diwan, and since he was a pupil of Bahadur Shah the ex-king of Dehli, in every one of his Ghazals he has mentioned in the last verse the poetical name of the king, viz., Zafar. Mushtak, C^^^, poetical appellation of Muhammad Kuli Khan of Patna, a son of Hashim KuH Khan. He was a pupil of Muhammad Roshan Joshish, and Darogha of the household of Nawab Zain-uddin Ahmad Blhan Haibat Jang. He died in 1801 A. D., 1216 A. H. Mushtaki, is'^^'° vide Eizk-ullah (Shaikh). Muslim bin-Amr, u^? the father of Kutaiba. He was slain in battle along with Misaa'b ibn-Zuher, about the year 690 A. D., 71 A. H. Muslim bin-Hajjaj ITaishapuri, ^^^^ !*^'° iSJ^i^^) or Kashmiri, author of the " Sahih Muslim," a succinct collection of Traditions, and of the " Masnad Kabir." He died in the year 875 A. D., 261 A. H. The Sahih Muslim is considered as almost of equal aiithority with the Sahih ul-Bukhari, and indeed by some, especially by the African doctors, is preferred to that work. The two collections are constantly quoted together under the name of the Sahihain or two Sahihs. Muslim is said to have composed his work from 300,000 traditions. Vide 'Abdullah Abu Muslim. Muslim ibn-'Ukba, was made governor of Medina by Yezfd, the son of Mu'awia I, 682 A. D., 63» A. H., to chastise the insolence of the inhabitants of that place, who had rebelled against him, which done, he marched directly with his army towards Mecca, but died by the way in September, 683 A. D., Muharram, 64 A. H. Muslim ibn-Okail, t-^^-^ 1^.^ ^"^j nephew of 'AH and cousin of Imam Husain whom he .wished to assist against Yezid, the son of Mu'awia, but was beheaded along with Haris on the 8th September, 680 A. D., 8th Zil-hijja, 60 A. H., and their heads sent as a present to Yezid by 'Obaid-ullah ibn-Zayad. This event took place a few days before the death of Imam Husain. Mustaa'sam Billah, ^*Av./o^ the 37th or last khalif of the house of 'Abbas, vide Al-Mustaa'sam.
Musta'in Billah, (Arabic characters), vide Al-Musta'm Billah.
Mustafa, d^*^'^, a title of Muhammad. Mustafa I, Sultan, jjs'^ii-a'o ^ylJai«^ succeeded his brother Ahmad I (Achmet) as emperor of Turkey or Constantinople in 1617 A. D., Zi-Ka'da, 1025 A. H., which was a novelty never before heard of in this kingdom, it being the Grand Seignor's policy to strangle all the younger brothers ; however, this Mustafa was preserved, either because Ahmad, being once a younger brother, took pity on him, or because he had no issue of his own body, and so was not permitted to kill him. It is said that Ahmad once intended to have shot him, but at the instant he was seized with such a pain in his arm and shoulder, that he cried out " Muhammad will not let h im die." He carried himself but insolently and cruelly, and was deposed and sent to prison in 1618 A. D., 1027 A. H., when 'Usman, his nephew, was raised to the throne. 'Usman was murdered in 1621 A. D., 1030 A. H., and Mustafa agaia restored, and ultimately strangled by his Janisarfs in 1623 A. D., 1032 A. H. He was succeeded by Murad IV.
