Nizam 211 Nizam-ul-Mulk of the late king, were soon repaired. Nizam Shah died suddenly on the night of his marriage, being the 29th of July, 1463 A. D., 13th Zi-Ka'da, 867 A. H., after a reign of two years and one month, and was succeeded by his brother Muhammad Shah II. Nizam, Shaikh, one of the authors of the " Fatawa 'Alamgiri," a work on jui-isprudence. Of the collections of decisions now known in India, none is so constantly referred to, or so highly esteemed, as this work. It was compiled by Shaikh Nizam and other learned men, and commenced in the year 1656 A. D., 1067 A. H., by order of the emperor 'Alamgfr, by whose name the collection is now designated. It was translated into Persian by order of 'Alamgir's daughter, Zeib-un-Nisa. Nizam, Shaikh, his poetical name was Zamirf, which see. Nizam-uddin, Mir, oi'^^^ « Mamnun.
Nizam-uddin Ahmad, Khwaja, (
Arabic characters), author of the " Tabkat Akbari" which is also
known as " Tarikh Nizami" a general history of India,
dedicated to the emperor Akbar about the year 1593
A. D., 1002 A. H. He was the son of Khwaja Muham-
mad Mukim of Hii-at, who was one of the dependants of
the emperor Babar Shah, and who, at the latter part of
that king's reign, was raised to the oiiice of Diwan of the
household. After the death of Babar when Gujrat was
conquered by Humayun, and the provinces of Ahmadabad
was entrusted to Mirza 'Askari, Khwaja Mukfm was
appointed wazir to the Mirza. He accompanied Humayun
to Agrah after that monarch's defeat by Sher Shah at
Chounsa. The Khwaja subsequently served under Akbar.
His son Nizam-uddin, in the 29th year of Akbar's reign,
was appointed Bakhshi of Gujrat, to which office he con-
tinued for a long time. He died on the 28th October,
1694 A. D., 23rd Safar, 1003 A. H. on the banks of the
Eawi, and was buried in his own garden at Labor. The
following chi-onogram by 'Abdul Kadir Badaoni, trans-
lated by Mr. H. M. Elliot, records the date of his death.
"Mirza Nizam-uddm has departed in haste; but with
honour has he gone to his final doom. His sublime soul
has fled to the celestial regions, and Kadiri has found
the date of his death in these words ' A jewel without
price has left this world.' "
Nizam-uddin Ahmad, C?^ <»-»^'*' l^'^- f*^^-*?
son of Muhammad Salah, author of a work called " Maj-
mua'-us-Sanaya," or Collection of Arts, containing some
beautiful poetical inventions, compiled in the year 1650
A. D., 1060 A. H. and published in the Lithographic
Press at Lakhnau in 1845 A. D., 1260 A. H. He is also
the author of the work called " Karamat-ul-Auha,"
containing a minute detail of the (pretended) miracles
performed by the twelve Imams and other saints of the
Muhammadan faith, written in 1657 A. D., 1067 A. H.
Nizam-uddin Ganjawi, <JL>?*'^ tri'^-'l f^, vide
Nizami Ganjawi.
Nizam-uddin Aulia, Shaikh, ^jt cJi'^^^ ^"^j
styled Sultan-ul-Mushaekh. He was one of the noblest
disciples of Shaikh Farid-uddin Shakarganj, and a most
celebrated saint among the Musalmans. He was born
at Badaon, in October, 12a6 A. D., Safar, 634 A. H., and
died at Dehli on Wednesday the 3rd of April, 1325 A. D.,
18tJi Eabi' I, 725 A. H., where he lies buried, and his
tomb, which is in Ghayaspiir, is visited by the Muham-
madans to this day. Amir Khusro, the poet, was one of
his disciples. Sayyid Ahmad, the father of Nizam-uddin,
is bulled at Badaon.
Nizam-uddin Sihali, Maulana, (Arabic characters) son of Kutb-uddi'n, is the author of the " Sharah"
or marginal notes on the " Sadra," and " Shams Bazigha,"
&c. &c. He died in 1748 A. D., 1161 A. H.
Nizam-uddin Sikham, Amir, (Arabic characters),
a poet who was a contemporary of Amir Alfsher, and a
panegyrist of Mirza Sultan Ahmad of Samarkand.
Nizam-uddaula, (Arabic characters) Nawab of Haidarabad, vide
Nasir Jang.
Nizam-uddaula, Nawab, (Arabic characters), whose original
name was IMar Phulwarf, was the eldest son of Mir Ja'far
'AH Khan, Nawab of Bengal, whom he succeeded in
February, 1765 A. D. and assumed the above title. His
mother's name was Manni Begam. He died about the
month of May, 1766 A. D., Zil-hijja, 1179 A. H., and was
succeeded by his brother Saif-uddaula.
Nizam-ul-Mulk Muhammad, (Arabic characters)
(the son of 'AH Sayyad Junaidi, to whom the Jama-ul-
Hikayat is dedicated), was the general of Shams-uddin
Altamsh, king of Dehli. He was living in 622 A. H.
Nizam-ul-Mulk, a justly celebrated minister
of Sultan Alp Arsalan, second king of the Saljiikides, and
afterwards of his son Malikshah ; to his virtue and
ability is attributed the success and prosperity of their
reign. After an administration of 30 years, the fame of
the wazir, his wealth and even his services, were trans-
formed into crimes. This venerable statesman, at the
age of 39 years, was dismissed by his master, accused by
his enemies, and was stabbed by an assassin, who was
a follower of Hasan Sabbah, the Old Man of the moun-
tain, on Friday night the 15th of October, 1092 A. D.,
Eamazan, 485 A. H. at a place called Nahawand. His
body was carried to Isfahan where he was interred with
great pomp. It is said that the assassin was suborned
against him by Malikshah, who was fatigued to see him
live so long. The Sultan survived him 35 days only.
Nizam-ul-Mulk appears to be the author of the work,
entitled " Siar-ul-Maluk."
Nizam-Til-Mulk,(Arabic characters), entitled 'Asaf
Jah, whose original name was Chin KuHch Khan, was
the son of Ghazi-uddin Khan Firoz Jang a favourite officer
of the emperor 'Alamgir, under which monarch he also
distinguished himself. In the reign of the emperor
Farrukh-siyar, he held the government of Moradabad
and was afterwards appointed governor of Malwa, which
province he restored to a flourishing condition, but
the reputation he acquired rendered him an object of
jealousy to the two brothers, Sayyad 'Abdullah Khan
and Husain 'AH Khan, who wished to remove him to
another quarter less favourable to his interest than the
frontier of the Dakhin ; but Nizam-ul-Mulk not willing
to quit his post, excused himself, and resolved to seek an
independent power in the Dakhin. The disturbed state of
that country gave him a pretence for raising troops, and
turned his attention to the conquest of the Dakhin.
By intrigue and money he obtained possession of the
fort of Asirgarh about the year 1717 A. D., and procured
the junction of several officers of the province. He was
pursued from Hindustan by the force under DUawar
Khan and another under 'Alam 'AH Khan, both of whom
he defeated and slew in battle in April, 1720 A. D., and at
last remaiued without a rival in the Dakhin. In the reign
of Muhammad Shah, after the death of the two Sayyads,
he was invited to court by that emperor ; and on his
arrival at Dchlf, the high oflice of wizilrat was conferred
on him, but Niziim-ul-Mulk being soon disgusted with
