Kudsi 156 Kutb-uddin Kudsi, 1^'^', vide Haji Muhammad Jan Kudsf. Kudsi Ansari, LsJ-'^^^i/'^'^, of Isfahan, whose proper name is Shaikh" 'Abdul Karim, was a celebrated learned and pious Musalman of Isfahan. He died on the 3rd of February, 1615 A. D., 14th Muharram, 1024 A. H. Kudsia Eegam, (^i^ daughter of 'Asaf Khan wazir, the son of the celebrated Tatmad-uddaula, wife of the emperor Shah Jahan, niece to the empress Nur Jahan Begam, and mother of the emperor 'Alamgir, vtde Arju- mand Banc Begam and Mumtaz Mahal. Kuduri, (SJJ'^*) surname of Abul Husain Ahmad bin- Muhammad, a celebrated Musalman doctor of Baghdad, of the Hanifa sect, who died 1036 A. D., 428 A. H. He is the author of the " Mukhtasir-ul-Kudurf," which is one of the most esteemed of the works which follow the doc- trines of Abu Hanifa, and is of high authority in India. It is a general treatise on law, and contains upwards of 12,000 cases. A well-known commentary on the Mukhta- sirul-Kuduri is entitled " Al- Joharat ul-Naiyarat" and is sometimes called "Al- Joharat ul-Munirat." Kulich Khan, J-=^ title of 'Abid Khan, who came to India in the reign of Shah Jahan, was raised to the rank of 4000. He died by a cannon ball at the siege of Golkanda on the 8th of February, 1686 A. D., 24th Eabf I, 1097 A. H. He is the father of Ghazi-uddin Khan Frroz Jang I, and grandfather of the celebrated Nizam ul-Mulk 'Asaf Jah of Haidarabad. Kulich Khan, of Andjan, of the tribe of Jani Kurbani, was an amir of 4000, who served under the em- perors Akbar and Jahangir from the year 1572 to 1611 A. D., 980 to 1020 A. H. His poetical name was Ulfati. Kulich Khan Turani, c5^by g^^^ an amir who served under the emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan; was raised by the latter to the rank of 5000, and ap- pointed governor of Kabul and Kandahar. He died 1654 A. D., 1064 A. H. Kuli Kutto Shah I, Sultan, o.?' V^^" c?^" ^y^^^**- This prince was the founder of the sovereignty of Gol- kanda. His father Kutb ul-Mulk was originally a Tur- kish adventurer who came to try his fortune in the Dak- hin and embraced the service of Muhammad Shah Bah- manf. By degrees he was promoted to high rank ; and in the reign of Mahmud Shah obtained the title of Kutb ul-]Mulk and the Tarafdari or government of Telingana. In 1493 A. D., 899 A. H., he received orders to besiege the fortress of Jamkonda, and as he was reconnoitring, was killed by an arrow from the walls. After his death, his office and titles were conferred by the king on his son Sultan Kuli with the territory of Golkanda, part of Telingana, in jagii-. On the decline of the Bahmani authority, when 'Adil Shah and others assumed royalty, he also in the year 1512 A. D., 918 A. H., styled himself Sultan of Telingana under the title of Kulf Kutb Shah. He was a chief of great abilities and ruled the country for a period of 50 years ; 18 of which he governed Telin- gana in the name of Mahmud Shah, and reigned as king 32 lunar years ; at the end of which he was assassinated by a Turkish slave supposed to have been bribed by his son and successor, Jamshed Kutb Shah. His death happened on Sunday the 2nd September, 1543 A. D., 2nd Jumada II, 950 A. H. The kings of the Kutb Shahi dynasty who reigned at Golkanda, are as follows ; — 1. Kuli Kutb Shah. 5. Muhammad Kutb Shah. 2. Jamshed Kutb Shah. 6. 'Abdullah Kutb Shah. 3. Ibrahim Kutb Shah. 7. Abu'l Hasan. 4. Muhammad KuH Kutb Shah. Kuli Kutb Shah II, Sultan, V^^' l5^^ iytl=l«, who is also called Muhammad Kuli Kutb Shah, was the son of Ibrahim Kutb Shah, upon whose death in June, 1581 A. D., Eabf II, 989 A. H., he ascended the throne of Golkanda in his twelfth year. In the beginning of his reign he was engaged in war with 'Adil Shah of Bijapur, with whom he concluded peace in the year 1587 A. D., giving him his sister in marriage. The air of Golkanda not agreeing with his constitution, he founded a city at about eight miles distance, which he called Bhagnagar, after his mistress Bhagmati a celebrated courtezan ; but being afterwards ashamed of his amour, he changed it to Haidarabad. Shah 'Abbas, emperor of Persia, courted his alliance, by asking his daughter in marriage for one of his sons ; and Kutb Shah, esteeming connection with so august a monarch as an honour, complied with the re- quest. He was much esteemed for his abilities, was an encourager of literature, and is the author of the work called " Kulliat Kutb Shah," a very copious volume, con- taining Hindi, Dakhani, and Persian Poems, on a variety of subjects. He was the fourth Sultan of the Kutb Shahi dynasty and reigned 31 years. He died on Saturday the 11th of January, 1612 A. D., 17th Zi-Ka'da, 1020 A. H., and having no son, was succeeded by his brother Muham- mad Kutb Shah. Kulini, is'^i^^} vide Muhammad bin-Ta'kub. Kummi, ls*^} vide Malik Kummi. Kumri, iSJ^j poetical name of Siraj-uddm. Kutb 'Alam, /^^^ '^^'} a celebrated Muhammadan saint, whose original name is Shaikh or Sayyid Burhan-uddm, but he is commonly known by the former ; he was the grand- son of Makhdum Jahanian Sayyid Jalal Bukhari. He chose Gujrat for his place of residence, and died there on the 9'th of December, ^ 1453 A. D., 8th Zil-hijja, 857 A. H. His tomb is at Batuh, six miles from the city of Ahmadabad in Gujrat. There is a slab kept at the door of his mausoleum, which some say is stone, others think it to be wood or iron. His son named Shah 'AJam was also a pious Musalman and is likewise buried at Gujrat. Kutb 'Alam, (^^^ V-^", another Musalman saint whose proper name is Shaikh Nur-uddm Ahmad. He was born at Labor, and died in the year 1444 A. D., at Pindfia in Behar, where he is buried. Shaikh Hisam-uddi'n, whose tomb is at Kara Manikpur, and who is also considered a saint, was one of his disciples. Kutb Shah, i^"" a title>f the kings of Golkanda. Vide Muhammad Kutb Shah and Kuli Kutb Shah. Kutb Shah, a king of Gujrat, vide Kutb-uddin (Sultan). Kutb Shah ^^ V-^'^ a celebrated Muhammadan saint of Dehli, vide Kutb-uddin Bakhtiar. Kutb-uddin 'Abdul Karim ibn-'Abdul ISTur, j^)ii^e (^liJl V^-*; is the author of the work caUed « Sharah Sahih Bukharf," and of a history
