Nawab Zahid Khan

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Nawab Zahid Khan
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Nawab Zahid Khan
1st Afghan Nawab of Multan
Reign1738 - 1749
Successor Shuja Khan
BornZahid Khan Sadozai
Unknown
Multan
Died1749
Multan
House Sadozai
Dynasty Durrani
Religion Islam

Nawab Zahid Khan was an Afghan ruler of Multan. He was father of Shuja Khan [1] [2] and grandfather of Nawab Muzaffar Khan, the last Afghan governor of Multan. He was the first person of his family who became Nawab of Multan in 1738 following the invasion of Nader Shah. [3] [4] [5] He died in 1749 in a battle at Multan with the Mughals. [6]

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