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A brief notice of some of the Persian poets* [Jan. 



Moidavi J ami, " by whose spiritual advice he profited much." Subse- 

 quently he visited Hindustan, and entered into the service of the 

 emperor Humaiyun. The Suir al Arifeici was compiled by him. He 

 was called the Khusro of Hindustan. 



Jemal Resek al Ghaten, 



Al Ghaten is a quarter of the city of Cazivin, in the dialect of which, 

 this poet's works are composed. He died in the reign of Abaka Khan> 

 at the advanced age of ninety. No mention is made of his works. 



Imdmi. 



A native of Herat, his proper name is Abdullah Mahomed Ben Aher 

 Bekr Asman — he sung the praises of the sultans and viziers of Kirman. 

 He died during the reign of Abaka Khan* 



J affer or Asef Khan, 



He flourished during the reign of the emperor Akber, to whose 

 court he repaired from his birth place Cazivin. His works are a 

 Mdsnavi, entitled Khusro-i-Shirin, and a Diwan. There is another 

 poet of this name, who flourished in the time of Alumgir, and composed 

 a Diwan, 



J udai. 



This is the surname of Mir Syed Ali, who was " one of the wonders 

 of the age" during the reign of the emperor Akber. He completed 

 the historical romance of Amir Hamzeh in sixteen volumes ; every 

 volume of which, according to his biographer Mahomed Bukhtawtr 

 Khan, is as large as a chest — every leaf, a cubit in length, and every 

 page adorned with a likeness of the Amir, 



