eclxiv Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 
lay olyt BS} 9 adyto Coyle led ghidt 5 oi) alah acl gsile wie 
WY agipelie af cot yo HL LIT Yat plese cue} 105 il, ay 
lap Bepesve wp! plei ys sophvo (5) iano ALF AyS 0 ably atts OU 
styl 3985 cstyig Y old pa wlFo! jal 5 Wl! eybe ylaliol 5 & 
ALY 8 ALS 9 Set Cosy SI 1y wliat GgalyS poke} - og (ge B06 yaad 
- oy! og 
After this he gives an index of the names of the poets 
from whom he has made the selections. An account of 
life will be found on folls. 301? to 310% where he states that 
he dedicated the first and second Martabahs to Nawwab Sardar 
Khan and the third Martabah to Himmat Khan (d. a.n. 1092 
= A.D. 1681). He further states that he himself composed 
2,528 verses and wrote two other works, viz. Dastur al-Fudala 
(Aaa) yyieo) and Nawédir al-Hikayat (lsJt 3195) (composed in 
4-H. 1041 = 4.p. 1631), which is in the Br. Mus. See Catalogue, 
P- 10046. Shams al-‘Ulama Shibli (d. a.m. 1333 = a.p. 1914) had 
@ copy of the Maykhanah (ailzx0). See Makatib-Shibli, Vou 
II, p.73. The MS. was written in the author’s lifetime and is 
dated a.m. 1039 = a.p. 1629. Written in minute Ta‘liq. One 
fol. is wanting at the beginning. 
Beg. — z! wt N50 aw} wb > yo a Sous aoeues 
(R. 8. Lib.). 
97. 
A very extensive biographical dictionary of 1,470 Persian 
and Indian poets, arranged in alphabetical order, by Husay? 
Sprenger also mentions this work - sce p. 644 
Scribe :—Makhdiim Bakhsh ‘* Murawwa 
ch hs i. | 
Written in usual Ta‘liqg. Dated Buland Shahr, 4-3. 1236 
= A.D. 1820. p 
Beg. :— b, wlayayo Bla Saumni aS ty cages oalare a aay 
- ral wyos be ee: 
(R. 8. Lib.). 
