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| birth_date = 1560s C.E.
| birth_date = 1560s C.E.
| birth_place = [[Chiniot]], [[Subah of Lahore|Lahore Subah]], [[Mughal Empire]] (present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])
| birth_place = [[Chiniot]], [[Subah of Lahore|Lahore Subah]], [[Pakistan]] [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])
| death_date = 1642 C.E
| death_date = 1642 C.E
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Subah of Lahore|Lahore Subah]], [[Mughal Empire]] (present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Subah of Lahore|Lahore Subah]], [[Mughal Empire]] [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])
| occupation = Governor
| occupation = Governor
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'''Shaikh Ilam-ud-din Ansari''' (died 1641),<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Koch|first=Ebba|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69022179|title=The complete Taj Mahal : and the riverfront gardens of Agra|date=2006|publisher=Thames & Hudson|others=Richard André. Barraud|isbn=978-0-500-34209-1|location=London|pages=45|oclc=69022179}}</ref> known by his royal title '''Wazir Khan''', was a [[Mughal Empire |Mughal]] Governor of the 16th century. He was a native of [[Chiniot]] whose family migrated to [[Lahore]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Talbot |first1=Ian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9edvEAAAQBAJ&dq=Wazir+Khan+chiniot&pg=PT30 |title=Colonial Lahore: A History of the City and Beyond |last2=Kamran |first2=Tahir |date=2022-02-15 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-765594-8 |language=en}}</ref><ref>For other family connections in Lahore also see the articles on [[Fakir Khana]] and [[Hakim Ahmad Shuja]]</ref>
'''Shaikh Ilam-ud-din Ansari''' (died 1641),<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Koch|first=Ebba|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69022179|title=The complete Taj Mahal : and the riverfront gardens of Agra|date=2006|publisher=Thames & Hudson|others=Richard André. Barraud|isbn=978-0-500-34209-1|location=London|pages=45|oclc=69022179}}</ref> known by his royal title '''Wazir Khan''', was a Pakistani [[Mughal Empire |Mughal]] Governor of the 16th century. He was a native of [[Chiniot]] whose family migrated to [[Lahore]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Talbot |first1=Ian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9edvEAAAQBAJ&dq=Wazir+Khan+chiniot&pg=PT30 |title=Colonial Lahore: A History of the City and Beyond |last2=Kamran |first2=Tahir |date=2022-02-15 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-765594-8 |language=en}}</ref><ref>For other family connections in Lahore also see the articles on [[Fakir Khana]] and [[Hakim Ahmad Shuja]]</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 06:08, 21 July 2023

Not to be confused with Wazir Khan (Sirhind) or Wazir Khan (Rampur).
Shaikh Ilam-ud-din Ansari
Wazir Khan
Mughal Governor
Governor of Lahore
Reign1631 – 1641
Governor of Agra
Reign1628 – 1631
Mughal Grand Vizier
Reign1640 – 1642
Born1560s C.E.
Chiniot, Lahore Subah, Pakistan Punjab, Pakistan)
Died1642 C.E
Lahore, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire Punjab, Pakistan)
OccupationGovernor

Shaikh Ilam-ud-din Ansari (died 1641),[1] known by his royal title Wazir Khan, was a Pakistani Mughal Governor of the 16th century. He was a native of Chiniot whose family migrated to Lahore.[2][3]

Career

He rose to be one of the court physicians to the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in Lahore, and was in due course, over a long lifetime of service, made a Mughal noble with the command of 7000.[4] He remained Chief Qadi at Lahore for some time.[5]

The Wazir Khan Mosque

From 1628 to 1631 he served as the governor of Agra after which he was appointed as the governor of Lahore. He held this post until approximately 1640/1641, when he was reappointed as governor of Agra.[1] In 1640, he became the Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire[6] and remained so til his death in 1642.

Sikh Accounts

According to Sikh texts and tradition Wazir Khan was a supporter of the Sikh community and even a Sikh himself. Sikh tradition says he had been an admirer of Guru Arjan because of the parayer Sukhmani Sahib which is said to have given him relief. After which he had become a Sikh.[7]Thus when Guru Arjan was to be executed by the Mughal Emperor he did everything he could to save the Guru, but it was in vain.[8]

During the time of Guru Hargobind Wazir Khan kept his support of the Guru. When the Guru was arrested by the emperor Shah Jahan, Wazir Khan begged for the Guru's release.[9][10]After the first battle between the Sikh and the Mughals Khan convinced Shah Jahan that there wasn't value in taking further action against the Guru. He said, "Sire, the Guru is not a rebel and hath no design on thine empire. He hath ever been the support of the state... Is it not a mircale that with not fully seven hundred men he destroyed an army of seven thousand." Hearing this the emperor was convinced to take no further action against the Guru.[11][12][13]

Afterward Kahn continued to aid the Guru throughout his life.[14][15]

Legacy

  • Wazir Khan of Lahore, known for building the Wazir Khan Masjid
    Wazir Khan of Lahore, known for building the Wazir Khan Masjid
  • Central dome of the Wazir Khan Hammam
    Central dome of the Wazir Khan Hammam
  • The baths' cold chamber in the Wazir Khan Hammam is elaborately decorated with frescoes.
    The baths' cold chamber in the Wazir Khan Hammam is elaborately decorated with frescoes.
  • Garden of Wazir Khan, Agra artist, c. 1830
    Garden of Wazir Khan, Agra artist, c. 1830

He is best known today for founding Wazirabad, a city near the river Chenab in Punjab, and building the famous Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore. The title of 'Wazir Khan' by which he is remembered by posterity was granted him by Shah Jahan, and literally means a 'Wazir', or Vizier, a 'Minister/High Court Official'.

Alimuddin Wazir Khan was also responsible for the construction of the Shahi Hammam in Lahore, also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam.[16] Wazir Khan was also one of the nobles to build a Haveli(mansion) as well as a garden in the city of Agra, where he was twice governor.[17] It is known as the Bagh-i-Wazir Khan.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b Koch, Ebba (2006). The complete Taj Mahal : and the riverfront gardens of Agra. Richard André. Barraud. London: Thames & Hudson. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-500-34209-1. OCLC 69022179.
  2. ^ Talbot, Ian; Kamran, Tahir (15 February 2022). Colonial Lahore: A History of the City and Beyond. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-765594-8.
  3. ^ For other family connections in Lahore also see the articles on Fakir Khana and Hakim Ahmad Shuja
  4. ^ Syad Muhammad Latif (1892). Lahore: Its History, Architectural Remains and Antiquities: With an Account of Its Modern Institutions, Inhabitants, Their Trade, Customs, &c. from:Oxford University.
  5. ^ Dr AMK Islahi, Puranay Lahore ki Tareekh, Eik Jaeza (Urdu:A History of Old Lahore, An Evaluation), Lahore: Chand Publishers Anarkali, 1997, p.128
  6. ^ Abraham Richard Fuller (1990). The Shah Jahan Nama of 'Inayat Khan: An Abridged History of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan). University of Michigan. p. 602. ISBN 978-0-19-562489-2.
  7. ^ Macauliffe, Max (2015). The Sikh Religion Its Gurus, Sacred Writings And Authors Vol. 4. Creative Media Partners. p. 11. ISBN 978-0344857065.
  8. ^ "Sikh Encyclopedia".
  9. ^ Macauliffe, Max (8 November 2018). The Sikh Religion Vol.4. p. 26. ISBN 978-0344857065.
  10. ^ The Life and Teachings of Guru Hargobind. Singh Brothera. pp. 21–27.
  11. ^ Max Arthur The Sikh Religion Page. 96
  12. ^ Singh, Santhok. Suraj Prakash Granth. pp. Raas 8.
  13. ^ Gurbilas Patashai 6 Chapter 11
  14. ^ Sikh Religion Max Arthur
  15. ^ Singh, Puran. The Book of Ten Masters.
  16. ^ South Asian Studies: Journal of the Society for South Asian Studies (Incorporating the Society for Afghan Studies). The Society. 1993.
  17. ^ André Raymond; Attilio Petruccioli; Renata Holod; Salma Khadra Jayyusi (2008). The City in the Islamic World:Part 1. Brill. p. 585. ISBN 978-9004162402.
  18. ^ André Raymond; Attilio Petruccioli; Renata Holod; Salma Khadra Jayyusi (30 June 2008). The City in the Islamic World (2 Vols.). Brill. p. 573. ISBN 9789047442653.


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