Ikhlas 118 ♦Imad passing the remainder of his days in a life of sanctity in Turkish. Arabia. He is the author of the work called "Ikbal Firang." Ikhlas Klian Husain Beg, "-^^ e;'^ u<=il:L|^ a nobleman of the reign of the emperor Shah J ahan who died in the year 1639 A. D., 1049 A. H. Ikhlas Khan Ikhlas Keish, tri^ u^^^^' ^i)^ u*^l, was a Hindu of the tribe of Khattri of Labor. He was well-versed in Persian, and served under the emperor 'Alamgir, who conferred on him the above title. In the time of Farrukh-siyar he was raised to the rank of 7,000. He wrote the history of that emperor and called it " Bad- shah Nama." See Kishun Chand. Ikram Khan, C)'^ the son of Islam Khan and L&dli Begam, the sister of Abu'l Fazl, the prime minister of the emperor Akbar. Fide Islam Khan. Ikram Khan, uJ^^ fjj-^' , title of Sayyad Hasan, an amir, who served under the emperor 'Alamgir, and died in 1661 A. D., 1072 A. H. Ikram Aii, author of the Urdu "Akhwan-us- Safa," which he translated from the Persian in the year 1810 A. D., 1225 A. H. Ikram-uddaula, ^j'^M c/, the brother of 'Ali Naki Khan, the prime minister of Wajid 'All Shah, king of Lakhnau, died August 1869, A. D, 'Ikrima, ^jf^i son of Abii Jahl. 'Ikrima, vide Akrima. Iksir, Mirza, D-r* J'-'^^'j '>iide Akslr. Ilah Wirdi Khan, (/•iJJ '^^•'^ | vide Alah Wirdi Ilah Yar Khan, lyl:^^ j'/ ) Kian. Ilahi, tslr? an author who, according to the work called " Khulasat-ul-Asha'ar," died in 1538 A. D., 946 A. H. Ilahi, Mir, t^tr^'-^^.? name and poetical title of a person who was a descendant of the Sayyads of Eashfdabad in Humdan. He came to India in the latter part of the reign of Jahangir, and served under his son Shah Jahan. He is the author of a biography called " Khazma Ganj Ilahi," and of a Diwan containing amorous songs. The author of the "Mirat Jahan" says, he died in 1648 A. D., 1057 A. H., but from the chronogram which Ghani Kashmiri wrote at his death, it appears .that he died in 1654 A. D., corresijonding with 1064 A. H. Ilahi, Shaikh, est*' f^^i a philosopher of Bayana, who in the time of Salim Shah, king of DehH, made a great stir, by introducing a new system of religion. He called himself Imam Mahdi, who, according to the Shia's, is still living and is to conquer the world. Having raised a great disturbance in the empire, he was in the year 1547 A. D., 954 A. H., scourged to death by order of that em- peror. IldigUZ, Atabak, j^'^k >S^}^, was a Turkish slave, sold to Sultan Masa'iid, one of the Saljuki princes. He is said to have so completely established himself in the favor of his royal master, that he advanced him to the highest stations in the kingdom : and the able manner in which Ildiguz executed every duty that was assigned to him, led at last, not only to his being charged with the education of one of the young priuces, which gave him the title of Atabak or Atabeg, but to his marriage with the widow of Tughral II (the brother of Masa'iid, and nephew of Sultan Sanji^r), and within a short period he became the most powerful noble of the Persian empire. He died at Hamdan in 1172 A. D., 568 A. H., ia the reign of Arsalan Shah, and left his power and station to his eldest son Atabak Muhammad. List of the AtdbaJcs of the race of Ildiguz. A. D. Atabak Hdiguz, died 1172 „ Muhammad, son of Ildiguz, „ 1186 ,, Kizal Arsalan, son of Ildiguz, slaiu 1191 „ Abu Bakr, son of Muhammad, .... died 1210 „ Muzaffar, son of IMuhammad, he was defeated 1125 by Sultan Jalal-uddm of IDiwa- rizm, and died some time after. He was the last of the Atabaks of the race of Ildiguz who reigned in 'Azurbejan. Ilham, (♦'t"j iiide Maliil. Ilmas 'Ali Khan, ij^ i^^^ Lf^^, the celebrated rich and powerful eunuch of the Court of Nawab Asif-uddaula. He died in 1808 A. D. Iltitmish, u*^*^', vide Altamish. 'Imad-al-Katib or Imad-uddin-al-Katib, -i^** V^Kil ^Uj; L) v'j^Ij that is, 'Imad the Secretary, was the surname of Muhammad, the son of 'Abdullah, the son of Samad, also called Isfahani. He was a celebrated author, and has written in Arabic the history of Salah- uddin (Saladin) the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, ia seven volumes, entitled " Bark-ush-Shami," the Lightning of Syria. He died 1201 A."D., 597 A. H. 'Imadi, C5"'^'**j surname of Jamal-uddm-bia-Imad-uddin Hanafi, author of the Arabic work caUed " Fusul-ul- 'Imadi." 'Imad Pakih Kirmani, Khwaja, ij^'^^ '■^ a Muhammadan doctor who lived in the time of Shah Shujaa' of Shiraz. His death is mentioned ia the " Jawahir-ul-Asha'ar" to have happened ia 1391 A. D., 793 A. H., but accordiag to the poets Ilahi and Daulat Shah he died in the year 1371 A. D., 773 A. H., which appears to be correct. Ilahi also mentions to have seen 12,000 verses of his composition, and that he is the author of the works called " Muhabbat Nama," and " Mehnat Nama," adding that he wrote in all a " Panj Ganj," that is to say, five Masnawi's or Poems. It is mentioned in the " Habib-us-Siar," that Khwaja 'Imad had a cat that would stand up to prayers with him, and do what he did. This was believed by Shah Shujaa' to be a miracle of the Khwaja ; but Khwaja Hafi^ who was his cotemporary, and would not take it for a miracle, but a deceit of the doctor, wrote a ghazal on that occasion ; the following is the translation of a couplet from the same : " O thou charming bird, where art thou goiag, stand stiU, and be not proud (or think thyself to be safe) because the cat of the saint says prayers." Imad Khwaja was buried at Kirman, the place of his nativity. 'Imad Khwaja, vide Imad Pakih. 'Imad Shah, ^U-^^ ijj^^eimadulMulk, commonly called Fatha-ullah. 'Imad-uddin Katib, '-A^ ci^*^ , vide 'Imad-al. Katib. 'Imad-uddin, (ijJ'^^Iti'**, surname of Kara Arsalan-bin- Daud-bin-Sukman-bin-Artak. Nur-uddin Mahmiid_ was his son, to whom Salah-uddin (Saladin) the Sultan of Egypt gave the city of 'Amid or Kara Amid, 1183 A. P., 579 A. H.
