Girdhar Bahadur

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Girdhar Bahadur


Subahdar of Allahabad
Reign1719 – ?
Predecessor
Subahdar of Oudh
Reign? – 1722
Predecessor
SuccessorSaadat Ali Khan I
Subahdar of Malwa
Reign30 August 1722 – 15 May 1723
PredecessorNizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I
Successor
Subahdar of Malwa
Reign2 June 1725 – 29 November 1728
Predecessor
SuccessorJai Singh II
Died(1728-11-29)29 November 1728
Amjhera, Malwa Subah, Mughal Empire
FatherDaya Ram
ReligionHinduism

Girdhar Bahadur (also Giridhar) was a Mughal Kayasth noble, serving as subahdar of several provinces of the Mughal Empire at various times. He was noted for his military service in Malwa against the Marathas, which led to his death at the . He was born in a religious Chitraguptvanshi Kayastha family in Allahabad.

References[]

  • Kishore, Kunal (2016). Ayodhya Revisited. Faizabad: Prabhat Prakashan. p. 590. ISBN 8184303572.
  • Irvine, William (1991). Later Mughals. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. pp. 13–15, 72, 113, 242–244.


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