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THE MODERN LITERARY HISTORY OF HINDUSTAN. 
[§ 110 . 
The poets at his court wrote the Man Charitr', which is a very 
full account of his life and times. (See also Tod’s Rajasthan, i, xv, 
and ii, 353; Calc. ed. ii, 390.) 
no. 'WW, Abu’I F-cliz alias Faizl. B. 1547 A.D. 
This is the famous son of Shekh Mubarak, brother of Abu’l Faz! 
and friend of Ah’bar. He was born A.H. 954 (A.D. 1547). See 
Blochmann’s translation of the Ain-i-Akbari , p. 490. 
He was an excellent Sanskrit scholar, and is the author of many 
detached verses ( cloKra ) in the vernacular. 
in. tJnffai Fahlm. B. cir. 1550 A.D. 
According to Sib Sir]gh he was a younger brother of Faizl and 
AbQ’l Tail. I can, however, find no mention of him in the Ain-i-Akbarl. 
He is the author of many detached verses ( doh’ra ) in the vernacular. 
112. TTR" Baba Ram Das, of Gop’chat, FI. 1550 A.D. 
Bag. He was father of Sur Das (No. 37), and was one of the 
court singers to the emperor Ak’bar. See Ain-i-Ahbari (Blochmann’s 
translation), p. 612. According to Badaon] he came from Lakh’nau. 
He appears to have been with Bairdrn Khan during his rebellion, and 
he received once from him one lakh of tankalis , empty as Bairam’s 
treasure chest was. He was first at the court of Is’lem Shah , and 
he was looked upon as second only to Tan Sen (No. 60,) the most 
celebrated singer of Ak’bar’s time. 
113. the bard Nar’hari Sahay , entitled 
Mahapatr*, of As’nl, district iFatih’pur. FI. 1550 A.D. 
? Bag. He attended the court of the emperor Ak’bar, and was 
endowed by him with the village of As’ni. According to a curious 
tradition, when Sher Shah (A. 1540) defeated Humayun the latter fled 
to the west, leaving a Begam named Cho/1 at Dilli, who was captured 
by the conqueror. Shortly afterwards, Sher Shah being pleased with 
some verses of Nar’hari, told him to ask a boon. The bard accordingly 
asked that Choli Begam might be given to him, which the king 
granted. Nar’hari carried off Choli to Band ho (Rlu/a), where, soon 
