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Ranoji 223 Rashid-uddin Madh6ji and Jokaji. Jiapa succeeded his father and was assassinated in his tent in 1759 A. D. ; his brother Madhoji succeeded him, and although illegitimate, was confirmed in the jagi'r by Madho Rao Peshwa. He was the most power- ful of the native princes of that day. He died at Piina in 1794 A. D. and was succeeded by his grandnephew and adopted son Daulat Eao Scindhia then only 13 years of age. He married Baji Bai and died on the 21st of March, 1827 A. D. List of tlie Scindhia family, now Edjds of Gwdliar. Began died Ranoji Scindhia the first of the race 1724 17o0 Jiapa, son of Ranoji 1750 1769 Madhoji or Mahaji Scindhia, brother of Jiapa, 1759 1794 Daulat Rao Scindhia, son of Anand Eao and adopted son of Madhoji (who fixed his camp at Gwaliar inl817) 1794 1827 Baji Bai, his widow who adopted Jhankoji and acted as regent 1827 Jhantoji, assumed the reins of government 1833 1843 Jfaji Scindhia, adopted son of Jhankoji .... 1843 B.auoji Bhosla, (Arabic characters) vide Janojf Bhosla. Eao Bahadur Singh, ^■i't^ jbj a. petty raja of ■ the Doab of the Gujar tribe of Rajputs and ruler of Ghas- hera and Koel, nominally dependant on Dehl'i. The Nawab Safdar Jang in one of his contests had been deserted by Rao Bahadur Singh, whose punishment was entrusted by the emperor, to Suraj Mai Jat, with the grant of all the lands and castles he might wrest from his opponent. He performed the duty triumphantly. Baha- dur Singh was killed in the siege of Ghas-hera, and that and Koel acknowledged the sovereignty of the Jat prince. These events occurred in 1753 A. D., and form an episode in the " Sujan Cherittra," a heroic poem. Rao Dalip or Dalpat Eao Buudela, v-^"* -3^) vide Ram Singh Hara. Rao Amar Singh, A-^-* jU-c ji;, -whose daughter was married to Sulaiman Shikoh. Rao Raj Singh Rathor j^ipb jb- He commanded the advanced body of the army of the em- peror 'Alamgir in the Dakhin. He died about the year 1675 A. D., 1086 A. H, Rao Jodha (Rathor), j'j^ of Jodhpiir. He had 23 brothers who had separate fiefs. He founded Jodhpdr, and removed from Mandor, about the year 1458 A. D. ■ Rao Maldeo, ^i'^^^ib^ vide Maldeo Rao. raja of Bhartpur, Rao Ratan Singh, *^ c>i) Jb> a vide Ratan Sina-h. Rao Ratan Singh Hara, 'j^ ciPj jI), son of Rao Bhoj Hara, the son of Rao Sarjan Hara, Raja of Bundi. He succeeded his father in the raj about the year 1607 A. D., 1016 A. H. The rank of 5,000 was conferred on him by Jahangfr with the title of Sarbaland Hara, and subsequently with that of Ramraj. Hb died 1630 A D 1040 A. H. - ■ ■' Rasa, poetical name of Mirza Eizid Bakhsh, which see. Rashid, or Ibn Easchid or Averroes, vide Ibn- Rashid. Rashid Pasha, '^), a celebrated Turkish States- man, was bom at Constantinople about 1800 A. D. Though a Turk, he was one of the most enlightened men of his time, and was weU-versed in foreign languages, general literature and science. He died 7th January, 1858 A. D. Rashidi of Samarkand, is'^'^'j*^ t/'^i^j, orofBalkh, surnamed Watwat, a poet celebrated for his ready wit and smallness of stature. He was a descendant of 'Umar Khattab and a native of Balkh, but brought up at Samar- kand. He flourished in the time of Sultan Atsiz son of Khwarizm Shah one of the Sultans of Khwaiizm. He was a contemporary of Anwari, and was in the fort of Hazar Asp, while besieged by Sultan Sanjar, in whose service Anwan' was. During the seige the two poets wrote very severe satires against the parties of each other, which they exchanged by means of arrows ; but the fort being at length taken, Watwat was made prisoner. He was, however, released at the intercession of Anwari, and they both became intimate friends. He was called Wat- wat, which is the name of a small animal, on account of his being of a smaU stature and thin in body. ' He died in the year 1182 A. D., 578 A. H., in the time of Sultan Shah the son of Arsalan, the son of Atsiz, aged 97 years, at Jurjania in Ejhwarizm. He is the author of the "Misbah Sharif," an extensive collection of poems on various subjects, and different metres, also of several other works, one of which is called " Hadaek-us-Sehr." He is also called Rashi'd-uddfn Abdul Jalil Watwat 'Umari. His Diwan contains 15,000 verses. Bashid Mehrban, "^ii^J, a man who was the leading Zoroastrian inhabitant of Yezd in Tehran and enjoyed the confidence of the Shah of Persia.' He was assassinated by the Musalmans at Yezd on the 28th of November, 1874. Rashid-uddin Watwat, J=b-b e.rti'^l'^A), vide Rashidi Samarkandi and Watwat. Rashid-uddin Amir, ^i'^^'^i'^j.f^'^, whose full name is Fazl-ullah Rashid-uddm-ibn-'Imad-uddaula Abu'l Khair-ibn-Maisjaflik-uddaula. He is the author of the " Jama'-ut-Tawarikh," or Collection of Histories, which he completed in 1310 A. D., 710 A. H., and deposited in the mosque constructed by him at Tabrez. He was bom • in the city of Hamdan in 1247 A. D., 645 A. D., was by profession a physician, and it was probably from his skill in the science of medicine that he procured office under the Tartar Sultans of Persia. He passed part of his life in the service of Aba Khan, king of Persia. At a subsequent period, Ghazan Khan, who was a friend to literature, appointed him to the post of Wazir in 1298 A. D., 697 A. H. in conjunction with Sa'd-uddin who became his enemy. Rashid-uddin was maintained in his oflBce by Aljaitii, surnamed Khuda Banda, the brother and suc- cessor of Ghazan Khan, and was treated by him with great consideration and rewarded with the utmost liber- ality. Rashid-uddin in his first rupture with Sa'd-uddin, was compelled in self-defence to denounce him, and to cause him to be put to death. Amir 'AH. Shah Jiiban a person of low origin, was appointed Sa'd-uddin's successor at Rashid-uddiu's request, but they soon foil out, and shortly after the death of Aljaitu who was succeeded by his son Sultan Abu Sa'id, Amir 'AH Shah so far succeeded in prejudicing the Sultan against the old minister, that he was removed from the wizarat in 1317 A. D., 717 A. H. A short time afterwards he was recalled, but it was not long before he again lost favour at court, and was accused of causing the death of his patron Aljaitu Khan. It was charged against him that he had recommended a purga-