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 was a Mughal administrator who was appointed governor of several Mughal provinces during the reign of Aurangzeb Alamgir in the late 17th century.[3] He was a son of the famous Mughal Grand Vizier Sa'adullah Khan.[2][4] He remained the Naib Subahdar of Punjab, Subahdar of Kashmir and later Sindh, where he died.[1][5] He was paternal grandfather of Nizam of Hyderabad, Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat.[6]
Campaigns
[edit]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.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ "The First Nizām: The Life and Times of Nizāmu'l-Mulk Āsaf Jāh I". INDIAN CULTURE. p. 41. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Hadi, Nabi (1995). Dictionary of Indo-Persian Literature. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-311-3.
Deputy Governor of Punjab, Nawwab Hifz Ullah Khan
- ^ Beveridge H. (1952). The Maathir Ul Umara Vol-ii (1952). The Calcutta Oriental Press Ltd. p. 647.
- ^ G_m_d_sufi (1948). Kashir(being A History Of Kashmir).