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Narsingh 205 Nasir-uddin years abdicated it in favor of his son, Hurmuz II ; and survived that act but a short period. Narsingh Deo Bundeila, Raja, ii-i'^'^i ^^b, son of Eaja Madhukar Sah Bundeila, who died in tho reign of the emperor Akhar 1592 A. D., 1000 A. H. Ho served prince Mirza Salim (afterwards Jahang-fr) for several years and by his orders slew Abii'l Fazl the prime minister of his father Akbar in 1602 A. D., 1011 A. H. In the first year of Jahangi'r, he was raised to the rank of 3000, and subsequently to that of 4000. Tho Hindu temple at Muthura (Muttra) which 'Alamgir afterwards converted into a mosque, was built by him at a cost of three lakhs of rupees. He died in the year 1626 A. D., 1036 A. H. Nasai, {^^"^j vide Abu. 'Abdul Eahman Nasai. He was a native of Nasa^ a town in Khurasan. Nasafi, t5**~*> or Al Nasaff whose proper name is Abu'l Barakat 'Abdullah bin-Ahmad, commonly called Hafiz- uddfn Al Nasafi, is the author of a law-book entitled " Waff," and its commentary called the " Kafi." He is also the author of the " Kanz ul-Dakaek," a book of great reputation, principally derived from the Waff, and contain- ing questions and decisions according to the doctrines of ■ Abu Hanifa, Abu Yiisaf, the Imam Muhammad, Zafar, Al Shafa'i, Malik, and others. Many Commentaries have been written on this work : the most famous is the "Bahr ar-Eaek" by Zain-ul-'Abidin bin-Nujaim al-Misri. Nasafi died 1310 A. D., 710 A. H., vide Hdfiz-uddm Xasafi. I^asafiL, ts*^> surnameofNajm-uddinAbuHafs'TJmar bin- Muhammad, a celebrated doctor, and author of the " ' Akaed al-Nasafi," a book in Arabic containing the fundamental and principal articles of the Muhammadan religion. This worli is greatly esteemed by the Musalmans, who prefer it to many others of the same title. A commentary on the above work was written by Taftazani. Nasafi died in 1142 A. D., 637 A. H. Nasibi, Baba, ltH:'^^ of Gilan, was a court poet of Sultan Ta'kub. He died at Tabrez, in 1537 A. D., 944 A. H., and left a Diwan containing about 5,000 verses. Nasibi, Mirza Muhammad Khan, (Arabic characters) came from Persia to Lakhnau in the reign of Nasfr-uddm Haidar ; and died under Amjad AH Shah before or after the year 1845 A. D., 1261 A. H. He is the author of several poems. Nasim, C^^t poetical title of Lachhmi Narayan, Eaja of Benares. Nasim, ^"^^ poetical appellation of Pandit Daya Shankar, who is the author of a story called " Gulzar Nasim," in Urdu verse, composed in 1838 A. D., 1254 A. H. Nasim, C^^^, poetical title of Asghar 'AH Khan of Dehli. Nasir, J^"^) poetical name of Mir Nasir 'All of Lakhnau. Nasir, J^f^) takhallus of Nasir-uddin Hamdam, who flou- rished about the year 1606 A. D., 1015 A. H., in which year he visited Shiraz. He is the author of a Diwan. Nasir, ^'^■'j poetical name of Shah Nasir-uddin, an Urdu poet, commonly called Mian Kallu. He was a native of Dehli and the son of Shah Ghar'ib. In the latter part of his life, he proceeded to Haidarabad and was employed by 52 Maharaja Chandu Lai in whose service he died about the year 1840 A. D. He has left an Urdu Diwan, containing more than 100,000 verses which were collected together after his death by one of his pupils named Maharaj Singh. Nasir Khan, oi^^r^^, ruler of Haidarabad in Sindh, succeeded his brother Mir Niir Muhammad Khan in 1842 A. D. He was imprisoned and sent down to Calcutta by the English in 1843 A. D., 6th Eabi' II, 1261 A. H., where he died on the 16th of April 1845 A. D. Nasir Khan Paruki, t^ij^ u'^^rir*-', vide Malik Nasir Khan. Nasir-uddin, title of Ahmad Shah, the present king of Persia. Vide Ahmad Shah. Nasir-uddin, <:3i.'^^]j^f^y author of the Arabic work on Jurisprudence called " Fatawi Ibrahimi." Nasir-uddin, king of Persia, vide Nasir-uddin. Nasir-uddin Haidar, t^i'^-'Lr*'^, king of Audh, was the son of Ghazi-uddin Haidar whom he succeeded on the throne of Lakhnau on the 30th October 1827 A. D., 28th Eabi' I, 1243 A. H. with the title of Sulaiman Jah Nasir-uddin Haidar. He reigned ten years, and died on the 7th of July 1837 A. D., 3rd Eabf II, 1253 A. H., in which year died also William IV, king of England, and Akbar II, king of Dehli. Nasir-uddin Haidar was succeeded by his uncle Nasir-uddaula, who took the title of Abii Muzafiar M6i-uddinMuhammad'Ali Shah, andMunna Janthe illegi- timate son of Nasir-uddin Haidar was sent to the fort of Chimiir where he died on the 15th January 1846 A. D., 16th Muharram 1262 A. H. Nasir-uddin Mahmud, ij-^^ '^j^ -i?*^ t^J'^-'Lri^, also called by Firishta Nasir-uddin Mahmud Awadhf, sur- named Chiragh Dehli or the Candle of Dehli, a celebrated Muhammadan saint, who was a disciple of Shaikh Nizam- uddin Aulia, whom he succeeded on the masnad of Irshad or Spiritual Guide, and died on Friday the 16th of September, 1356 A. D., 18th Ramazan, 757 A. H. He is buried at Dehli in a mausoleum which was built before his death by Sultan Firoz Shah Barbak, one of his disciples, and close to his tomb Sultan Bahlol Lodi was afterwards buried. He is the author of a work called Khair-ul-Majalis. Nasir-uddin Tusi, Khwaja, is'^^^ cr^'^-'lrii^ the famous philosopher and astronomer who was employed by Halaku Khan, the grandson of Changez Khan to form the rikhani Tables &c. He was the son of Imam Fakhr- uddin Muhammad Eazi, was born at Tils in Khurasan on Saturday the 3rd of March 1201 A. D., 11th Jumadal, 697 A. H., and though a somewhat over-zealous Shia, was one of the best, and certainly the most universal scholar that Persia ever produced. He wrote on all subjects, and some of his works are to this day standard books in Persian Universities. He was a fair Greek scholar, and made a new translation of Euclid into Arabic, wherein he proves most of the propositions, sometimes in two, three, and four ways, wholly difl'erent from the demonstrations of the Greek author. He likewise translated tho Almajisti, and wrote a volume of learned explanatory notes upon it. He also wrote several works on geometry, astronomy, philosophy, theology, and dissertations on miscellaneous subjects. Dui-ing the Mughal persecutions he wandered among the mountains of Khurasan, and was taken captive by Alauddin Muhammad, a descendant of Hasan Sabbah who forced him to remain with him for several years and employed him as his wazir. It was during his captivity,