Dara Bakht (Mirza), (
language characters), son of Bahádú Sháh, the ex-king of Dehli. His poetical title is Dárá,
and he is the author of a Diwán.
Darab Beg (Mirza),(language characters) vide Jóyá
Darab Khan, (language characters) commonly called Mirzá Dáráb,
was the second son of Ahdul Rahím Khán, Khán Khánán.
After the death of his eldest brother Sháhnawáz Khan
in 1618 A. D., 1027 A. H., he was honored with the rank
of 5000 by the emperor Jahángir and appointed governor
of Berar and Ahmadnagar in the Dakhan. He was also
governor of Bengal for some time, and on his return to
the Dakhan, the emperor, being displeased with him on
some account, ordered Mahabat Khan to strike off his
head, which he did, and sent it to the king. This circum-
stance took place 1625 A. D., 1034 A. H.
Darab Khan, (language characters) son of Mukhtár Khán Sabzwárí,
a nobleman in the service of the emperor 'Alamgír. He
died on the 24th June, 1679 A. D., 25th Jumádạ I, 1090 A. H.
Dara Shikoh, (language characters) the eldest and favorite son of the
emperor S͏̠háh Jahán, was born on the 20th March, 1615
O. S., 29th Safar, 1024 A. H. His mother, Mumtáz
Mahal, was the daughter of 'Asaf Khán, wazír, the brother
of Núr Jahán Begam. In the 20th year of his age, i. e.,
in the year 1633 A. D., 1043 A. H., he was married to
the princess Nádira, the daughter of his uncle Sultán
Parwez, by whom he had two sons, viz., Sulaimán
Shikóh and Sipehr Shikóh. In 1658 A. D., during the
illness of his father, several battles took place between
him and his brother Aurangzib 'Alamgir for the throne,
in which Dárá being defeated, was at last obliged to fly
towards Sindh, where he was captured by the chief of
that country and brought to the presence of Aurangzib,
loaded with chains, on a sorry elephant without housings;
was exposed through all the principal places and then
led off to a prison in old Dehli, where after a few days, m
the night of the 29th of August, 1659 0. S., 21st Z͏̤il-ḥijja
1069 A. H., he was murdered by the order of Aurangzib;
his body exhibited next morning to the populace on an
elephant, and his head cut off and carried to the emperor,
who ordered it to be placed on a platter, and to be wiped
and washed in his presence. When he had satisfied himself that it was the real head of Dárá, he began to weep,
and with many expressions of sorrow, directed it with its
corpse to be interred in the tomb of the emperor Humáyun. Sipehr Shikóh, his son, who was also taken captive
and brought with his father, was sent away in confinement to Gwáliar. Sulaimán Shikóh, his eldest son, who,
after the defeat of his father had taken refuge in Srínagar
for some time, was subsequently, in 1670 A. D., 1071
A. H., given up by the raja of that place to the officers of
Auran"-zib and conveyed to Dehli. He was then sent to
Gwaliár, where ho and his brother Sipehr Shikóh both
died within a short space. Dárá Shikóh is the author of
the work called "Safínat-ul-Aulia," an abridgment of the
Life of Muhammad, with a circumstantial detail of his
wives, children, and companions, &c., also of a work en-
titled " Majma'-ul-Bahrain," (i.e., the uniting of both
seas,) in which he endeavours to reconcile the Bráhman
religion with the Muhammadan; citing passages from the
Ḳurán to prove the several points. In 1656 he likewise,
with the same intent, caused a Persian translation to be
made by the Bráhmaṇs of Banáras, of the Apnikhat, a
work in the Sanskrit language, of which the title signifies
"the word that is not to be said;" meaning the secret
that is not to be revealed. This book he named " Sarr-i-Asrár " or Secret of Secrets ; but his enemies took advantage of it, to traduce him in the esteem of his father's
Muhammadan soldiers, and to stigmatize him with the
epithets of Káfir and Ráfizí (unbeliever and blasphemer),
and finally effected his ruin; for Aurangzib his brother
made a pretence of that, and consequently had all his
bigoted Muhammadans to join him. Monsieur Anquetil
du Perron has given a translation of this work, in two
large volumes in quarto, on which a very good critique
may be found in the Second Number of the "Edinburgh
Reviw." There is also a copy of the Persian version of
this work in the British Museum, with a MS. translation,
made by N. B. Halhed, Esq. He is also the author of
the three following works, "Hasnát-ul-' Arifín," " Risála Haḳ Náma" and " Sakínat-ul-Aulia." His poetical name
was Ḳádirí. Catrou says that Dárá died a Christian.
Dard. (Mir), (language characters), is the poetical name of Khwája Muhammad Mír of Dehlí, a son of Khwája Násir who was
one of the greatest Shaikhs of the age. Dard was the
greatest poet of his time. He was formerly in the army,
but he gave up that profession on the advice of his father
and led the life of a devotee. When during the fall of
Dehlí every body fled from the city, Dard remained in
poverty contented with his lot. He was a Súfi and a
good singer. A crowd of musicians used to assemble
at his house on the 22nd of every month. Some biographers say that he was a disciple of Sháh Gulshan, meaning
Shaikh Sa'd-ulláh. Besides a Díwán in Persian and one
in Rekhta, he has written a treatise on Súfíism called
"Risála Wáridát." He died on Thursday the 3rd of January, 1786 A. D., 24th S͏̠afar, 1199 A. H.
List of his Works.
- A'lí Nála-wa-Dard.
- A'lí Sard.
- Dard Dil.
- Ilm-ul-Kitáb.
- Díwán in Persian.
- Díwán in Urdú.
Dardmand, (language characters), poetical name of Muhammad Taḳíh
of Delhí, who was a pupil of Mirzá Ján Jánán Mazhar,
and the author of a Sáḳináma and of a Diwan. He died
at Murshidábád in the year 1762 A. D., 1176 A. H.
Daria Imad. Shah, (language characters), the son of 'Alá-uddín
'Imád Sháh whom he succeeded on the throne of Beṛáṛ in
the Dakhan about the year 1532 A. D., 939 A. H. ' In
1543 A. D., 950 A. H., he gave his sister Rabia' Sulṭána
in marriage to Ibráhím 'Adil Sháh, and the nuptials were
celebrated with royal magnificence. In 1558 A. D., 966
A. H., he gave his daughter in marriage to Husain Nizám
Sháh and reigned in great tranquillity with all the other
kings of the Dakhan until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Burhan 'Imád Sháh.
Daria Khan Rohila, (language characters), a nobleman in the
service of prince Sháh Jahán, who on his accession to the throne, raised him to the rank of 5000. He afterwards
joined the rebel Khán Jahán Lodí. In a battle which
took place between him and Rájá Bikarmájit Bundela, son
of Rájá Chhajjar Singh, he was killed, together with one
of his sons and 400 Afghans 1630 A. D., 1040 A. H. His
head was sent to the emperor.
Darikutni, (language characters) vide Abú'l Husain 'Alí-bin-'Umr.
Darimi, ((language characters) the son of 'Abdul Rahmán of Samarkand,
is the author of the work called " Musnad Dárimí." He
died in the year 869 A. D., 255 A. H. He is also called
by some authors Abú Muhammad 'Abd-ulláh-al-Dárimí.
Darki, (language characters) of Kumm in Persia, was a contemporary
of Sháh 'Abbás. He died in the Dakhan and left a Persian
Díwán.
Dasht Baiazi, (language characters) vide Walá of Dasht Bayáz.
Dastam Khan, (language characters) son of Rustam Khán Turkistání, was an Amir of 3000 in the service of the emperor
Akbar. He died in 1580 A. D., 988 A. H. of his wounds
which he had received in battle against the three nephews
of Rájá Bihári Mai, who had rebelled against the emperor
and were also killed.
