Mubariz Khan
Mubariz Khan was the Mughal governor of Gujrat and Hyderabad state. He was the governor of Golconda from 1713 to 1724 until he was killed during the Battle of Shakar Kheda where he fought against Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I. His is known to have ruled Golconda with a free hand and brought it under stable rule from constant Maratha Raids to extract Chauth. He is generally described as a proto-dynastic figure by John F Richards.[1]
Early Life[]
Mubariz Khan was born as Khwaja Muhammad in Balkh. He arrived in India when he was a small boy with his mother. Of a relative obscure background, he entered the Mughal service as a clerk and got employment in various courts, but he soon got his big career break when he married the daughter of Inayat Khan Kashmiri, A noble in favour of Aurangzeb. He was appointed as the Bakshi of Prince Kam Baksh and later Faujdar of Sangamner. In the year 1703-1704 of Aurangzeb's reign, he was given the title Amanat Khan and was appointed as the foujdar of Baizapur. During the reign of Bahadur Shah, he was given the charge of Surat and later became governor of Gujarat after the demise of Firuz Jang. He was removed from Gujarat to Malwa during Jahandar Shah's reign. He received the title of Shahamat Khan.[2] It was in 1713 that he was appointed as the governor of Hyderabad during Farrukhsiyar's reign. He was given the title of Mubariz Khan with which he was later to be known.
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- ^ Richards, John F, ed. (1993). Mubariz Khan. The Mughal Empire. Cambridge University press.
- ^ Irvine, William, ed. (1921). Mubariz. Later Mughals Vol 2. Luzac and Co. p. 138.
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