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THE MODERN LITERARY HISTORY OF HINDUSTAN, 
[§ 526 . 
He was a descendant of Mati Ram (see No. 146) and father of 
the poet Lai (No. ? 561, 919). He attended the courts at Char’kharl 
and other places in Bundel’khand . 
Nawal Sirjgh the Kayasth, of JhansJ. 
B. 18 Ip .. 
Srirjg. He was a servant of the Raja of Sant heir. He had a 
great reputation, and was the author of (1) Ncim Ramdyan and (2) 
Hari NamabalJ. 
527. frrft, Askand Girl of Banda. B. (P FI.) 1859 
A.D. 
This poet belonged to the family of Himmati Bahadur (No. 378), 
and was an excellent love-poet. His best work is the Askand-Binod, 
dealing with that subject. 
528. the poet Sam'nes, a Kayasth of Banhb 
(Riwa), in Baghel’khand. FI. 1810. 
He attended the court of Maharaj Jai Sirjgh (succeeded 1809, 
abdicated 1813), father of Maharaj Biswanath Sirjgh, of Bandho. He 
was author of a work entitled Kabya Bhukhan. 
529. Maharaj Biswanath Sirjgh, of Bcindho 
(Rlwa), in Baghel’khand. Reigned 1813—1834 A.D. 
Rag. The descendant of a line of kings famous for its patronage 
of poets. His ancestor Neja Ram Sirjgh, who was a contemporary of 
Ak’bar, gave the poet Hari Nath (No. 114) a hundred thousand rupees 
for a single dbha. This king not only sustained the traditional 
liberality of his family, but was also the author of a Sanskrit work 
entitled Saruasaygraha. He also wrote vernacular commentaries on 
the Bijak of Kablr (see Nos. 13, 14), and on the Binay Pattrika of 
TuJ’si Das (No. 128). Another good vernacular work of his is 
entitled Ram Ghandr’ kJ Sawari. 
530. 'WT2’<5 Ajabes, the modern bard of that 
name. FI. cir. 1830 A.D. 
