Persia 217 Eae Persia, f'-^*^'v' For ancient kings of Persia of the 1st or Pishdadian dynasty, vide Kaimurs. For ancient kings of the 2nd or Kayanian dynasty, vide Eaikubad. The ancient kings of the Greek dynasties founded after the death of Alexander the Great by his generals who were called by the Persians Ashkanians and Ashghanians or Arsacidoe of the Greeks, are not given in this work. • For the ancient kings of Persia of the Sasanian race called by the Persians Maluk-ut-Tawaef or Petty Kings, vide Ardisher Babagan. Phul, Shaikh, tjji ^-•"j a brother of the saint Muham- mad Ghaus of Gwaliar, which see. He is also called Phul Shahid. His tomb is on a hill near the fort of Bayana. Piari Bano, Jt^^' LsJ'-ij the second wife of prince Shujaa', son of the emperor Shah Jahan. She bore him three daughters and two sons. She was so famed for her wit and beauty, that songs were made and sung in her praise in Bengal ; 'and the gracefulness of her person had even become proverbial. After her husband's melancholy death . in Arracan, she dashed her head against a stone and died, and two of her daughters poisoned themselves, while the third was married to the Raja of that place. Pindar E.azi, t5!3b J*'*'^> a poet of Eel whose proper name is Kamal-uddi'n, and who lived at the court of Sul- tan Majd-uddaula, son of Fakhr-uddaula, about the year i0O9 A. D., 400 A. H., and wrote poetry in Arabic, Persian and the Dilami language, Pirthi Raj, ^) isxlti) t^^e Chauhan Eaja of Ajmereand Dehli who, in his last battle with Shahab-uddi'n Ghori in 1192 A. D. was taken prisoner and conveyed to Ghazni where he stabbed himself, or was put to death. He is also called Pithoura. Pirthi Raj Rathor, J^i^^b (^) cstir-^^ a Hindu chief who held a high rank in the service of the emperor Shah Jahan, and died in the Dakhin 1656 A. D., 1066 A. H. After his death his brother Ram Singh and his son Keisri Singh were raised to suitable ranks. Pirthi Singh, KS^ji, vide Madho Singh Kachhwaha. Pithoura, h^^ii '"^^ Pirthi Raj the Chauhan Raja. Purbahae Jami, cs-*'^ a poet, who was a native of Jam a village in Hirat. He flourished in the reign of Arghun Khan and was cotemporary with Humam Tabrezi. Pur Hasan Asfaraeni, cs^i;***' c^— =^ J>.^, a very pious Musalman who was a native of Asfaraen. He was a disciple of Shaikh Jamal-uddm Zakir, a cotemporary of Shaikh Razi-uddm AH Lala, and a good poet, and has left a Diwan consisting of Persian and Turkish Ghazals. In his Persian poems, he uses for his poetical appellation, his own name, viz., " Piir Hasan," and in his Turkish compositions, " Hasan U'ghli." Pran Sukh, idLtvJ a learned Hindu, of the Kayeth caste, who is the author of an Insha or specimens of letter writing, entitled "Inshae Rabat Jan," written in the reign of the emperor Muhammad Shah and completed in the year 1750 A. D., 1163 A. H. 55 j Prithi Raj, g'j cstir^, vide Pirthf Raj. Prithi Singh, t5tir^, Maharaja of Kishangarh, situated to the south of Jaipur intervening between the territory of the British province of Ajmerc. The ruler of this small but prosperous state, Maharaja Prithi Singh, is described as a man of high character. He was living in 1872. PTiranmal, *^!; <-^-^J^J, Rajaof Amber now called Jaipur. He gave his daughter in marriage to Akbar Shah in the year 969 A. H. He is also called Bihari Mai, which see. Purdil, J'^j^) a poet who flourished in the time of 'Alam- gir, and is mentioned in the " Mirat-ul-Khayal." R. Ralba'a Basri, ISJ'^i a very celebrated pious lady of Basra, who had a good knowledge of all the traditions. She is said to have constructed a canal from Baghdad to Medina, was a contemporary of Sari Sakti, and died in 801 A. D., 185 A. H. Rabit, poetical name of Moulwi Abdul Ahad. Raek, (3^b^ author of the biography called "Tazkira Rack," an abstract of which was made by Siraj-uddaula Muham- mad Ghaus Khan Nawab of the Kamatik in 1842 A. D. Rae Gobind Munshi, "^^i-*^ isb) a Kayeth who is the author of the story of Padmawat in Persian, entitled, " Tuhfat-ul-Kulub" which he wrote in the year 1652 A. D., 1062 A. H. Rae Lonkaran, iii/^iDJ^ isbt Eaja of the Pargana of Sambhar, lived in the time of the emperor Akbar, and died in the 11th year of Jahangi'r, 1615 A. D., 1024 A. H. He was a good Persian scholar, and used to compose verses ; his poetical name was Tousani. He was suc- ceeded in his territories by his son Manohar Das, whose poetical title, some authors say, was Tousani and not his father's. Vide Tousani. Rae Indarman, u'^J'^'*' iSbt a Hindu, by caste a Bais of Hisar, and author of a work called " Dastur-ul-Hisab." He was living in 1768 A. D., 1182 A. H. ilae Phukni Mai, <-^'" t5^^tv isb} vide J^ashat. Rae Maldeo, isb, vide Maldeo Rae. Rae Rae Singh, isb (Sb) son of Rae Kalian Mai Rathor, a descendant of Rae Maldeo and zamindar of Bikaner in the time of the emperor Akbar. Rae Kalian Mai with his son served under that monarch for several years, and received his niece in marriage. Rae Singh subsequently gave his daughter in marriage to Sultan Salim, who, on his accession to the throne, conferred on him the rank of 5,000. Rae Singh died in the year 1612 A. D., 1021 A. H. Rae Rayan Raja Bikarmajit, *^!; tJ-ib ijb o-ju^l/o^X)^ was the title of a Brahman named Sundardas who at first served under the prince Shah Jahan in the capacity of a ISIunshi. He afterwards rose by degrees to higher dignities and received the above title from the
