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,also known as Mian Khan,was a 17th-century Mughal noble who was appointed governor of several Mughal provinces during the reign of Aurangzeb Alamgir. [3] He remained the Naib Subahdar of Punjab,Subahdar of Kashmir and later Sindh,where he died in 1701. [1] [4]
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. [1]
Hifzullah Khan was a son of Sa'adullah Khan,a Punjabi Muslim noble in the court of Shah Jahan and his Grand Vizier. His mother was a great-granddaughter of Pir Roshan. [5] [6] [7] His son Mutawassil Khan was married to Nizam ul-Mulk's daughter Khair-un-Nisa Begum,and their son Muzaffar Jung later became Nizam of Hyderabad. [7]
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.
Hifzullah Khan, son of S'adullah Khan, Subahdar of Thattha and Faujdar of Siwistan
Deputy Governor of Punjab, Nawwab Hifz Ullah Khan