Mirza Nizamuddin

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Mirza Nizamuddin
Born 1600s
Occupation Mansabdar
Known forPunjabi-Mughal War

Mirza Nizamuddin Naqshbandi was the successor and grandson of Moinuddin Hadi Naqshband. The Silsila of Mirza Nizamuddin Naqshbandi came to an end after the martyrdom of his descendant Khwaja Kamaluddin Naqshbandi, but was restarted by his descendant Sayyid Mir Jan in the mid 19th century. [1]

Military career

Akbar appointed Mirza Nizamuddin to lead soldiers against Dulla Bhatti, who defeated them. Dulla Bhatti's mother convinced him not to execute Mirza Nizamuddin. [2]

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References

  1. Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)p. 65
  2. Singh, Surinder (2008). "Mughal Centralization Local Resistance in North-Western India: An Exploration of the Ballad of Dulla Bhatti". In Singh, Surinder; Gaur, Ishwar Dayal (eds.). Popular Literature and Pre-modern Societies in South Asia. Pearson Education India. pp. 98–99. ISBN   9788131713587.