Hifzullah Khan

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Hifzullah Khan Thaheem was a Muslim Jatt noble of the Mughal Empire who was appointed governor of several Mughal provinces during the reign of Aurangzeb Alamgir in the late 17th century.[1] He was a son of the famous Mughal Grand Vizier Sa'adullah Khan.[2] He remained the Naib Subahdar of Punjab, Subahdar of Kashmir and later Sindh where he passed away.[3][4] He was paternal grandfather of Nizam of Hyderabad, Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat.[5]

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.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "The First Nizām: The Life and Times of Nizāmu'l-Mulk Āsaf Jāh I". INDIAN CULTURE. p. 41. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  3. ^ Sufi, G. M. D. (1974). Kashīr, Being a History of Kashmir from the Earliest Times to Our Own. Light & Life Publishers. The Raja of Jammu broke out into open revolt, and was reduced to submission by Hifzullah Khan who had succeeded Ibrahim Khan in 1686
  4. ^ Hadi, Nabi (1995). Dictionary of Indo-Persian Literature. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-311-3. Deputy Governor of Punjab, Nawwab Hifz Ullah Khan
  5. ^ Beveridge H. (1952). The Maathir Ul Umara Vol-ii (1952). The Calcutta Oriental Press Ltd. p. 647.
  6. ^ G_m_d_sufi (1948). Kashir(being A History Of Kashmir).