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]

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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]

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