78 THE MODERN LITERARY HISTORY OF HINDUSTAN. [§ 206. 
206. Gambhir Ray, of Nur’pur. FI. 1650. 
The bard who celebrated the rebellion of Jagat Siygh, of Mau, 
against Shah Jahan (1628—1658). Text and translation of portion 
by Mr. Beames in J. A. S. B., vol. xliv (1875), p. 201. Interesting 
and important. 
207- Raw Ratan, the Bathaur. FI. 1650 A.D. 
He was great grandson of Baja Uday Siygh, of Ratldm. In his 
honour an anonymous bard wrote a famous history entitled Ray’sa 
Raw Ratan . Cf. Tod, ii, 49 ; Calc. ed. ii, 55. 
208 . *ihrra the poet Gopal the elder. B. 1658 A.D. 
He attended the court of Mitrajit Siygh. 
209. T Haribans Misar, of Bit gram, district 
Har’doi. FI. 1662. 
According to a copy of the Padmawat in his handwriting, he 
attended the court of Baja Hanumant Siygh, of Amethi. He is a 
well-known poet, and was vernacular teacher of ‘Abdul Jail I 
(No. 179), of Bil’gram. 
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210. iff Sabal Siygh , the Chauhan. 
B. 1670 A.D. 
The author of a condensed metrical translation of 24,000 verses of 
the Mahabharata. There are various traditions as to who he 
was. Some say he was Baja of Chand’garh, others that he was 
Baja of Sabal’garh. Sib Singh considers that he was a zamindar 
of some village in district I taw a. He is possibly the same as 
another Sabal Siygh Kabi mentioned also by Sib Sirjgh as author 
of two works on composition (^Tf^)—(1) Khat Ritu (Bag.), (2) 
Bhahha Ritupasayghar. 
211. the poet Sri Gobind. B. (? FI. Cf. 
No. 145) 1673 A.D. 
He attended the court of Sib Raj, the Sulayhi, of Sitara. 
