Partap 216 Perron the year 1788 A. D. His son or grandson Augustine de Silva who received pension from the Raja of Bhartpur died in the year 1856 A. D. ; his son Joseph de Silva is now at Agrah, and the pension is still (1857) continued to him. After the death of Jagat Singh who died with- out issue, Eaja Jai Singh III, posthumous, believed supposititious, succeeded him 1818 A. D.
Partap Singh Narayan, (
Arabic characters) Rájá of
Sitara, the son of Eaja Sahu, commonly called Ahba Sahib
and grandson of Raghoji Bhosla. He was closely con-
fined by the Peshwa Bajf Eao. After the dethronement
of Apa Sahib, he was released from confinement and
" formally enthroned by the English on the 11th April,
1818 A. D., and a part of the Puna territories assigned
for his support. On the 2oth September, 1819 A. D.,
a treaty was concluded between the British Government
and the Eaja, ceding to him the districts he subsequently
possessed. He violated his treaty, was deposed in 1839,
and died at Benares in 1847 A. D. He left only one
daughter, but was reported to have adopted Balwant
Singh Bhosla, as her son. His next brother having died
without issue in 1821 ; the third brother Shahji alias
Appa Sahib succeeded in 1839 A. D. and died 5th April,
1848 A. D., leaving no issue.
Parwana, ^^hj^, poetical name of Kunwar Jaswant
Singh, a son of Raja Beni Bahadur. He died in 1832
A. D., 1248 A. H.
Parwiz, Sultan, ji^j^ ^^hi^^ second son of the
emperor Jahangi'r. His mother's name was Sahib Jamal,
daughter of Khwaja Hasan, uncle of Zain Khan Koka.
He was born at Kabul about the year 1690 A. D., 998
A. H. and died at Burhanpur in his 38th year on the
28th of October. 1625 A. D., 6th Safar, 1035 A. H. At
a place called Sultanpur near Agrah on a spot of 450
bi'ghas, he had built many splendid buildings now in
ruins.
Pashang, '-^"^.jj an ancient king of Turan, and father of
Afrasiab. '
Pay am, f'iw^ the poetical name of Mir Sharaf-uddm who
died at Agrah in the year 1753 A. D., 1166 A. H.
Payami, ij^^') the poetical name of 'Abdul-Salam. He
lived during the reign of Akbar ; vide Ain Translation I,
601 ; [and Sprenger, p. 119].
Pir Ali Hajwiri, Shaikh, (^)^^^ 'J'^-^'i
a native of Hajwir, a village in Ghazni, and author of the
work called " Kashf-ul-Mahjub." He died about the
year 1064 A. D., 456 A. H., and is buried at Labor.
Pir Badar, J<^. j^:^, a celebrated Musalman saint whose
tomb is at Chitagun in Bengal and is evidently of great
antiquity. There is a stone scraped into furrows, on which,
it is said, Pi'r Badar used to sit; there is also another
bearing an inscription, which from exposure to the wea-
ther, and having on it numerous coats of whitewash, is
illegible. There is a mosque near the tomb, with a slab of
granite, bearing an illegible inscription, apparently from
the Kuran, At a short distance is the Masjid of Muham-
mad Yasin with an inscription conveying the year of the
Hijri 1136. (1724 A. D.)
Pelaji or Belaji, <j^^i;!, the second Gaikowar and Raja
of Baroda. In 1721 A. D, he laid the foundation of the
future greatness of Baroda on the firm foundation of a
most sagacious policy. He was murdered by the Raja of
Jaudpur while engaged in the congenial occupation of
lifting some of the Raja's property. He was succeeded
by his son Damaji who was an unworthy representative
of his illustrious sire. He had the audacity to declare
open war against the Peshwa while the Peshwa was
unencumbered with any other quarrels, and as the result
of this unequal contest, he lost half of his possessions, and
was forced to hold the other half himself as a fief from
the Peshwa. Syaji, the son of Daurojf, was a fool, and
Anand Eao was a fool, that is, not fools in the conven-
tional and uncomplimentary sense of the word, but hter-
ally fools — persons of weak intellect. But they were the
heirs to the throne, and it was sought to make them
the victims of an usurpation. The British Government
was horrified at this iniquity and they stepped in to
prevent it. Afterwards when the British were engaged
in their fresh struggle with the Peshwa, Baroda sided
with us. The Marhatta confederacy was broken up,
and in the final settlement, the Gaikowar received a
large accession of territory. Anand Eao died in 1819
A. D., and was succeeded by Saiaji Rao. Since then we
have maintained what was called by the term of the treaty
our alliance with Baroda.
Pir Muhammad, j^.^^'i- was the eldest son of'
Jahangir Mirza and grandson of Amir Taimur. He was
sent to India some time before his grandfather, viz., in the
year 1397 A. D., 799 A. H., and had already taken
possession of Multan when his grandfather invaded it.
He was a brave prince and his grandfather had bequeathed
his crown to him ; but he was at Kandahar when his
grandfather died ; and Khali'l Sultan, another grandson,
who was present with the army, obtained the support of
several powerful chiefs, and the possession of Samarkand,
the capital of the empire. A contest took place between
these princes, which terminated unfavourably for Pfr
Muhammad, who was put to death by the treachery of his
own minister six months after the death of his grand-
father, 1405 A. D., 808 A. H.
Pir Muhammad, Mulla, of Shirwan, (Arabic characters) an officer who held the rank of 5000 ia the time
of the emperor Akbar. He was drowned in the river
Narbada in pursuit of Baz Bahadur, king of Malwa, 1561
A. D., 969 A. H.
Pir Muhammad, Shah, j^i a Pfrzada or-
Mutwalli of the Dargah at Saloun, who died in 1688
A. D., 1099 A. H.
Pir Muhammad, vide Aghar Khan.
Peshwa, L>*"irf^ vide Balaji Rao Bishwanath Peshwa.
Peroses, -"1> j^i of the Greeks, vide Firoz.
Perron, General, <J:!.,r^ t:i;-v> a French soldier who
came to India and was employed by Nizam 'All Khan
of Haidarabad as a Colonel. When on the 1st of
September, 1798 A. D. a treaty was concluded between
the English and the Nawab, Perron with his French
troops were discharged from his service and employed by
Daulat Rao Scindhia the Gwaliar Chief. When M.
Duboigne who had the command of the districts of Koel,
Ali'guih &c., went home, Mon. Perron was appointed
General and succeeded him, and continued in command
till Lord Lake on the 29th of August, 1803 A. D. took
these places, and General Perron being defeated, went
over to Lakhnau. He subsequently went home to France.
