[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge) › 75 # The Book of Akbar 75: Japheth. (Yafi§.) The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 75 - **Language:** English ### [75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.75) Japheth was the most just of Noah's sons. The lofty line of his Majesty, the king of kings, is linked with him, and the Khans of the eastern cities and of Turkistan all derive from him. He is called the Father of Turk (Abu-l-turk), and some historians call him Alunja Khan. When Japheth left Suqu-s-samamn with his wife and family, to go to the eastern and northern countries which had been assigned to him, he begged his father to teach him a prayer by which he might have rain whenever he wanted it. Noah gave him a stone which had the property of bringing rain, and indicated that he had pronounced over it the Ineffable Name (lit. Great Name) with the design that the foolish should not comprehend the matter and transgress his precepts, or perhaps he really recited the Ineffable Name over it. And at present there are many of these stones among the Turks which they call yedatdsh. The Persians call them sang-i-yada and the Arabs hajaru-l-matar, (rain-stone). And Japheth, on going to those regions, became a dweller in deserts, and whenever he wished, the cloud of God’s bounty, came down in rain through the virtue of that stone. In course of time, children were born to Japheth and he established excellent laws among them, which were at once comforting to the short-thoughted and joy-increasing to lofty minds. He left eleven sons, viz., 1, Turk, 2, Cīn, 3, Saqlāb, 4, Mansaj, also called Mansak, 5, Kamārī, also called Kaimāl, 6, Khalaj, 7, Khazan, 8, Rūs, 9, Sadsān, 10, Ghaz, 11, Yāraj. Some books mention only eight sons, omitting Khalaj, Sadsān and Ghaz. - [Previous: 74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.74) - [Next: 76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.76) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.75) · Pramāṇa