Hifzullah Khan
Hifzullah Khan | |
|---|---|
| Mughal governor of Kashmir | |
| In office 1686–1690[1] | |
| Monarch | Aurangzeb |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Khan |
| Succeeded by | Muzaffar Khan |
| Mughal governor of Thatta | |
| In office 1691–1701[2] | |
| Preceded by | Abu Nusrat Khan |
| Succeeded by | Saeed Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1701 Thatta Subah, Mughal Empire |
Hifzullah Khan, also known as Mian Khan, was a 17th-century Mughal noble who was appointed governor of several Mughal provinces during the reign of Aurangzeb Alamgir.[3] He remained the Naib Subahdar of Punjab, Subahdar of Kashmir and later Sindh, where he died in 1701.[1][4]
Career
During the tenure of Hifzullah Khan as the governor of Kashmir, the Raja of Jammu broke out into open revolt against Mughals. He was reduced to submission by Hifzullah Khan.[1]
Family
Hifzullah Khan was a son of Sa'adullah Khan, a Punjabi Muslim noble in the court of Shah Jahan and his Grand Vizier. His mother was a great-granddaughter of Pir Roshan.[5][6][7] His son Mutawassil Khan was married to Nizam ul-Mulk's daughter Khair-un-Nisa Begum, and their son Muzaffar Jung later became Nizam of Hyderabad.[7]
Hifzullah Khan's second son, known as Hifzullah Khan Babr Jang, was the commandar of 3000 with 2000 horse in Hyderabad state and the faujdar of Kara. He died childless in 1754. His third son was Talib Muhiuddin Khan Bahadur, who distinguished himself as an administrator, and was appointed the deputy governor of Bijapur. Talib's son Hasan Muhiuddin Khan was also appointed the Qiladar of Mahwat.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Sufi, G. M. D. (1974). Kashīr, Being a History of Kashmir from the Earliest Times to Our Own. Light & Life Publishers. p. 127, 353:
The Raja of Jammu broke out into open revolt, and was reduced to submission by Hifzullah Khan who had succeeded Ibrahim Khan in 1686 [...] 1690: Hifzullah Khan hands over charge to Muzaffar Khan as Subadar of Kashmir.
- ^ Lari, Suhail Zaheer (1994). "The Mughals". A History of Sindh. Oxford University Press. pp. 138–139. ISBN 978-0-19-577501-3.
- ^ Khān, Muḥammad Sāqī Mustaʻidd (2019). Maāsir-i-ʻĀlamgiri: A History of the Emperor Aurangzib-ʻĀlamgir (reign 1658-1707 A.D.) of Saqi Mustʻad Khan. B.R. Publishing Corporation. p. 248. ISBN 978-93-87587-94-6.
Hifzullah Khan, son of S'adullah Khan, Subahdar of Thattha and Faujdar of Siwistan
- ^ Hadi, Nabi (1995). Dictionary of Indo-Persian Literature. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-311-3.
Deputy Governor of Punjab, Nawwab Hifz Ullah Khan
- ^ Bilgrami, Fatima Zehra (1999). "The 'Roshani' Family in the Mughal Nobility". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 60. Indian History Congress: 293–305. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44144096.
- ^ Beveridge H. (1952). The Maathir Ul Umara Vol-ii (1952). The Calcutta Oriental Press Ltd. p. 647.
- ^ a b "The First Nizām: The Life and Times of Nizāmu'l-Mulk Āsaf Jāh I". INDIAN CULTURE. p. 41. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Shahnavaz Khan Aurangabadi; Beveridge, H. & Baini Prashad (translators) (1941/1952). *Maʾāṣir al-Umara of Shahnavaz Khan Aurangabadi*, Vol. 2. Asiatic Society, Calcutta. p. 649.