Malhar 167 Malik ditions to the northward ; he killed Girdhar Bahadur Siihadarof Malwa in 1726 or 1729 A. D. The time when he obtained any local authority was in 1728 A. D., the district of Indor was assigned to him by the Peshwa in jagfr about the year 1733. He was present at the battle of Panipat 14th January 1761, died in 1768 A. D., and was succeeded by his wife Ahlia Baf, who resigned the military power to Tokaji Holkar. ' The original family being thus extinct, Ahlia Bai, Khande Piao's widow, elected Takojf Holkar the nephew of Malhar Rao to the principality. He had four sons, Kashi Rao and Malhar Eao by his wife, and Jaswant Rao and Etoji by his mistress. The Solkar Family. 1. Malhar Eao Holkar I. 2. Mallhi Rao, grandson of ditto, succeeded under re- gency of Ahlia Bai, his mother, and died in 1767 A. D. 3. Takoji Holkar. 4. Kashi Rao. 5. Jaswant Rao. 6. Malhar Eao II. 7. Hari Rao Holkar. Malhar Rao Holkar, ^i^l* jij jt^i/o^ a son of Takoji Holkar, raja of Indor, killed in battle against Daulat Eao Sindhia in September, 1797 A. D. Vide Kashi Rao. Malhar Rao Holkar II, j^'^^ ih the adopted or illegitimate son and successor of Jaswant Rao Holkar the son of Takoji Holkar. He succeeded his father as raja of Indor in 1811 A. D. After the battle of Mahadpur, a peace was concluded by Government with Malhar Rao on the 6th January, 1818 A. D. He died in 1834 and was succeeded by Martand Eao his adopted son who was soon after dispossessed by Hari Rao Holkar, and after him succeeded by Khande Eao who dying without issue, the East India Company assumed the right of nominat- ing Mulkerji Rao. Malika Bano Begam, c^^.' y^^. the eldest daugh- ter of 'Asaf Khan, wazii-, and sister of Mumtaz Mahal. She was married to Saif Khan surnamed Mirza Safi, son of Amanat Khan ; he was an amir of 5000, and died in Bengal 1639 A. D., 1049 A. H. Malika Bano died in 1640 A. D., 1060 A. H., during- the reign of Shah Jahan. Malika Jahan, ly^t^ Axix^ ^ princess of Dehlf married to Husain Shah Sharki, king of Jaunpur. Malika Jahan, iD^^ ixlx^ ^ of the emperor Jahan- gir and daughter of Eawal Bhim of Jisalmir whose bro- ther's name was Eawal Kalyan. Malika Zamana, *^^3 the daughter of the em- peror Farrukh siyar, married to Muhammad Shah, emperor of Dehliin 1722 A. D , 1135 A. H. The year of her death is not known, but she Ues buried in a small tomb out of the Kabul gate of Dchli. Malik Alashtar, ^^■o, a Saracen chief who serv- ed under 'Abii 'Ubaida and subsequently under 'AH. He was poisoned on his way to Egypt by order of Muawia I in 658 A. D., 38 A. H. Malik Ambar Habshi, J'^^ "^^j an Abyssin- ian, who rose from the condition of a slave to great influence and command in the Dakhin. When Ahmad- nagar was taken by prince Danial in 1600 A. D., 1009 A. H., Malik Ambar and Eiijii Minnan a Dakhin chief, divided the remaining territories between them, leaving to a nominal Sultan, Murtaza Nizam Shah II whom they had placed on the throne on the capture of Bahadur Nizam Shah, only the foitress of Ousa with a few villages for his support. About this period several commotions happening- in the Dehli Government, o-wdng to the rebel- lion of Sultan Salim, the death of Akbar, and revolt of Sultan Khusro, successively, Ambar had leisure to regu- late his country, levy great armies, and even dared to seize several of the imperial districts. When the autho- rity of the emperor Jahangir was established, he sent frequent armies to the Dakhin, but Ambar was not to be subdued. He at length gave up the places taken from the Mughals to the prince Shah Jahan, to whose interest he became attached, and continued loyal till his death which took place in the year 1626 A. D., 1035 A. H., in the 80th year of his age, He was buried in Daulatabad, under a splendid dome which he had erected. After his death Fatha Khan his son succeeded him. Malik Aziz, jiy^ iSU/o^ ^^^^g MaUk ul-Aziz 'Usman, or 'Abu'l Fatha 'Usman. Malik Dinar, J^.^ a Turk of the tribe of Ghuz. He in 1187 A. D., 583 A. H., dispossessed Bahram Shah the last prince of Kirman of the family of Kadard Saljiikf, and put an end to that dynasty. Malik Pakhr-Tlddin, ly^"^-^^* '-^^j king of Bengal commonly called Piirbf. The first Muhammadan chief who invaded Bengal was Malik Muhammad Bakhtyar, in the reign of Kutb-uddin Eybak, king of Dehlf, 1191 A. D., 687 A. H. After him the several governors of that country were appointed from that capital. MaUk Fakhr-uddin was originally a soldier in the service of Kadar Khan, governor of iBengal, whom he put to death in the reign of Tughlak Shah about the j-ear 1338 A. D., 739 A. H., proclaimed himself king, and declared his independence of the throne of Dehli. He reigned two years and five months, when he was defeated, taken pri- soner in a pitched battle in 1340 A. D., and put to death by Malik 'Ali Mubarik, who had also proclaimed himself king- under the title of Ala-uddin. Malik ibn-Anas, Imam, o*^ f'^'^ o^ie of the four learned doctors of the Sunnis, who are the foun- ders of their faith. He was born at Madi'na in 714 A. D., 95 A. H., and died there in the reign of the khalif Hai-un al-Eashid, on Sunday the 28th June, 795 A. D., 7th Eabi' II, 179 A. H , and was buried in the cemetery called Al- Bakia. He is the founder of the second Sunni sect, and is sometimes called "Imam Dar ul-Hijrat," from the cii-cumstance of his birth and death occurring- at the city of Madina. In his youth, he had the advantage of the so- ciety of Sihl bin-Sa'd, almost the sole surviving compa- nion of the Prophet ; and it is supposed that from him he derived his extreme veneration for the traditions. He is the author of the Arabic work called " Muwatta" being a collection of Traditions, and is always looked upon as next in point of authorit)- to the six Sahibs. Malik ibn-Nawera, ^j^^ uj-' the chief of those who refused to pay the Zakat (or that part of a man's substance which is consecrated to God, as tithes, alms, and the like, and the payment of which is strictly en- joined by the Muhammadan law). He was a person of considerable figure, being- the chief of an eminent familv among the Arabs, and celebrated for his skill in poetry, as well as his manly qualities and horsemanship. He was murdered by order of Khiilid ibn-Wulid in the year 633 A. D., 12 A. H.
