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Data 80 Dawar Data Ram Brahman, i:?*^ Cb^'^'^} a poet who wote beautiful Persian verses. Dattaji Sindhia,(Arabic characters)son of Eanaji and brother of Jaiapa Sindhia, a Marhatta chief who had a cavahy of 80,000 horse under him, and was slain in battle against Ahmad Shah Abdali in the month of J anuary, 1760 A. D., Jumada II, 1173 A. H., a year before the death of Bhau, the famous Marhatta chief. Vide RAnaji Sindhia. Daud Bidari (MuUa), (Arabic characters) a native of Bidar in the Dakhan. When twelve years of age, he held the office of page and seal-bearer to Sultan Muhammad Shah Bahmanf I, king of Dakhan about the year 1368 A. D., 770 A. H. He is the author of the " Tahfat-us-Salatin Bahmam." Daud Khan Faruki, (Arabic characters) succeeded his brother Miran Gham' to the throne of Khandesh in Sep- tember, 1503 A. D., 1st Jumada I, 916 A. H., reigned seven years and died on Wednesday the 6th of August, 1510 A. D. He was succeeded by 'Adil Khan Faruki II. Daud Khan Kureshi, ij-^ ^ jj' son of Bhikan Khan, was an officer of 6000 in the reign of the emperor 'Alamgir. In the year 1670 A. D., 1081 A. H., he was appointed governor of Allahabad. Daud Khan Panni, ls^J cj^ -^y^, son of Khizir Khan Panni, a Pathan officer, renowned throughout India for his reckless couiage, and his memory still survives in the tales and proverbs of the Dakhan. He served several years under 'Alamgir, and when Bahadur Shah, on his departure from the Dakhan, gave the viceroyalty of that kingdom to the Amir-al-Umra, Zulfikar Khan, as that chief could not be spared from court, he left the admin- istration of the government to Daiid Khan, who was to act as his lieutenant. In the reign of Farrukh-siyar when the Amir-ul-Umra Husain 'AH Khan marched towards Dakhan, Daud Khan received secret orders from the em- peror to oppose and cut him off. Accordingly when the Amir-ul-TJmra arrived at Burhanpur, Daud Khan, who regarded himself as the hero of his age, prepared to re- ceive him. The engagement was very bloody on both sides ; a matchlock ball struck Daiid Khan, and he fell down dead on the seat of his elephant. This event took place in the year 1715 A. D., 1127 A. H. Daud Kaisari (Shaikh), lsj^-' ^j^^^ ^^■i^, author of another commentary called "Sharah Hadfs-ul-Arba'm," besides the one written by Birgili. He died 1360 A. D., 751 A. H. Daud Shah Bahmani (Sultan), (Arabic characters) the son of Sultan 'Ala-uddm Hasan, ascended the throne of Dakhan, after assassinating his nephew Mujahid Shah on the 14.th of April, 1378 A. D., 21st Muharram, 780 A. H. He reigned one month and five days, and was murdered on the 19 th May the same year in the mosque at Kulbarga where he went to say his prayers. He was succeeded by his brother Mahmiid Shah I. Daud Shah, t5^Lr?^ j^ij,^ a king of Gujrat, who was placed on the throne after the death of his nephew Kutb Shah in 1439 A, D., and was deposed after seven days, when Mahmud Shah, another nephew of his, a youth of only 14 years of age, was raised to the throne. Daud Shah, 2!^ 'ij'<>, the youngest son of Sulaiman Kirani succeeded to the kingdom of Bengal after the death of his eldest brother Baiazid in the year 1573 A. D., 981 A. H. This prince was much addicted to sensual excesses ; and the propensity was rendered more degrading by his inclination to associate with persons of low origin and mean connections, by whom he was in- duced to attack the frontiers of the kingdom of Dehli. He had several skirmishes with Munaim Khan, Khan Khanan, governor of Jaunpur, who was subsequently- joined by his master, the emperor Akbar, when an obsti- nate battle took place on the 30th of July, 1576 A. D., 2l8t Kabi' II, 983 A. H., in which Daud Shah was defea- ted and obliged to retire to a fort on the borders of Katak. After this a peace was concluded, by which Daud Shah was invested with the government of Orisa and Katak, and the other provinces of Bengal were occupied by Munaim Khan in the name of the emperor. The year of this event is commemorated in a Persian Hemistich. After the death of Munaim Khan which took place the same year at Lakhnautf, D&ud Khan re-took the provinces of Bengal, but was soon attacked by Khan Jahan Turkman, who was appointed governor, when after a severe engagement D&ud Khan was taken prisoner, and suffered death as a rebel. From that period, the kingdom of Bengal was subdued, and fell under the subjection of the emperor Akbar. Thus ended the rule of the Purbi or independent eastern kings of Bengal. Daud Tai, Cjt'-'^ a Musalman doctor who was mas- ter of several sciences. He had served Abu Hanifa for 20 years, and was one of the disciples of Habib Eai. He was contemporary with Fazail Aiaz, Ibrahim Adham and Ma'riif Karkhi, and died in the reign of the khalif Al-Mahdi, the son of Al-Mansur, about the year 781 or 782 A. D., 164 or 165 A. H. I ■ 1 1 Daud Khan, (Arabic characters) a general of Aurangzib. Dawal Devi, (Arabic characters) or DewalDevi, vide Kaula Devi. Dawani, i^^h'i, the philosopher, whose proper name is Jalal-uddin Muhammad Asa'd Aldawani, the son of Sa'd- uddin Asa'd Dawani. He flourished in the reign of Sul- tan Abii Sa'fd and died, according to Haji Khalfa, in the year 908 A. H., (corresponding with 1602 A. D.). He is the author of the " Sharah Haiakal," "Akhlak Jalali," " Isbat Wajib," (on the existence of God) " Eisaia Zaura," (on Sufusm), "Hashia Shamsia," and "Anwar Shafia." He also wrote the " Sharah 'Akaed," and marginal notes on " Sharah Tajrid." The Akhlak Jalali is a translation from the Arabic, the original of which appeared in the 10th century under the name of " Kitab-ut-Taharat," by an Arabian author, minister of the imperial house of Boya. Two centuries after, it was translated into Persian by Abu Nasr, and named " Akhlak Nasiri," or the morals of Nasir, being enriched with some important additions taken from Abii Sma. In the 16th century, it assumed a still further improved form, under the present designa- tion, the Akhlak Jalali or morals of Jalal. This book which is the most esteemed ethical work of middle Asia, was translated into English by W. F. Thompson, Esq. of the Bengal Civil Service, London, 1839. Dawar Bakhsh (Sultan), cr==- jj'^ cj'^^, sumamed Mirza Bulakf, was the son of Sultan Khusro. When his grandfather, the emperor Jahangi'r, died on his way from Kashmir to Labor in October, 1627 O. S., Safar 1037 A. H., 'Asaf Khan, wazi'r, who was all along determined to support Shah Jahan, the son of the late einperor, imme- diately sent off a mes.senger to summon him from the Dakhan. In the meantime, to sanction his own measures by the ajijicarance of legal authority, he released prince Dawar Bakhsh from prison, and proclaimed him king. Nur Jahan Begam, endeavouring to support the cause of Shahriar, her son-in-law, was placed under temporary restraint by her brother, the wazfr, who then continued his march to Labor. Shahriar who was already in that cit}', forming a coalition with two, the sons of his uncle.