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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific_prefix=[[Amir al-umara|Amīr al-Umarāʾ]] [[Nawab]]
|name= Ismail Khan Lodi
|honorific_suffix= Khan-e-Jahan
|image=
|office1= Viceroy of [[Odisha]]
|term1= 1571 - 1576
|monarch1=[[Daud Khan Karrani]]
|office2= Premier of the [[Karrani Dynasty]]
|term2= 1565 - 1571
|monarch2=[[Sulaiman Khan Karrani]]
|office3= Local [[Nawab]]
|term3= 1576 - 1612
|father= Sakhi Salamat
|children= Shamsuddin Muhammad Khan
|birth_date = Around 1540
|death_date = After 1612
|birth_place= [[Delhi]]
|relatives = [[Nawabs of Longla]]
}}{{Bengal Sultanate}}
'''Ismail Khan Lodi''' ({{lang-fa|{{Nastaliq|اسماعیل خان لودی}}}}; also known by his [[daak naam]] '''Khanja Khan''' ({{lang-bn|খাঞ্জা খাঁ}}), was a [[Pashtun]] general of the [[Mughal Empire]] and a former viceroy of [[Odisha]].<ref name="riyazussalatinhi00saliuoft_page_153">{{cite book|author=Ghulam Husain Salim|title=The Riyazu-s-salatin|url=https://archive.org/details/riyazussalatinhi00saliuoft/page/153/mode/1up|access-date=30 May 2022|date=April 1902|pages=153–|publisher=Calcutta Asiatic Society }}</ref> He also served under the [[Karrani dynasty]] of the [[Sultanate of Bengal]].<ref name="genealogy-of-the-nawab-family">{{cite web | url=https://atelim.com/genealogy-of-the-nawab-family-of-prithimpassa-sakhi-salamat.html | title=Genealogy of the Nawab family of Prithimpassa. Sakhi Salamat }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Ismail Khan was born in to an aristocratic family in [[South Sylhet]], [[Bengal Sultanate]] (present-day [[Bangladesh]]). His father, Sakhi Salamat, was a [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] [[Shi’ite]] nobleman who had settled in the [[mouza]] of [[Prithimpassa Union|Prithimpassa]]. His mother was the daughter of Birchandra Narayan, a Hindu prince of the Ita royal family of [[Rajnagar Upazila|Rajnagar]]. Ismail was a member of the [[Lodi (Pashtun tribe)]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.muktokotha.com/?p=17321 | title= Moulvibazar History. Sakhi Salamat }}</ref>

== Career ==
Khan Lodi started off as an officer under the [[Karrani dynasty]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.muktokotha.com/?p=17321|language=bn|work=Muktokotha|title=বিপ্লবী আন্দোলন ও সংগ্রামে মৌলভীবাজার ৩|author=Rashid, Harunur|date=18 March 2019}}</ref> When [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Emperor [[Humayun]] returned to [[India]] from [[Persia]], [[Sulaiman Khan Karrani]] the [[Sultan]] of [[Bengal]] sent Lodi who had risen to the rank of principal officer to have a conference with the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] General [[Munim Khan]]. Munim and Lodi decided to recite the Khutba and strike gold coins in the name of [[Akbar]]. During [[Sulaiman Khan Karrani|Sulaiman's]] tenure, Lodi was made the Governor of [[Odisha]] and [[Cuttack]] under the [[Karrani Dynasty]], he also was conferred the title of Khan-e-Jahan by Sultan [[Sulaiman Khan Karrani|Sulaiman]]. After Sulaiman's death [[Bayazid Khan Karrani]] became the [[Bengal Sultanate|Sultan of Bengal]] but was short-lived due to being killed by his cousin Hanso. Hanso was eventually killed by Lodi and installed Sulaiman's son [[Daud Khan Karrani]] as the Sultan of Bengal.<ref name="riyazussalatinhi00saliuoft_page_153"/> Daud then had the title [[Amir al-umara]] conferred upon Ismail. Later on when Daud heard that Emperor [[Akbar]] is sending an army with General Munim Khan, Daud appointed his Premier Noble man Ismail Khan e Jahan Lodi to oppose the Mughals. Both Armies met at [[Patna]] which resulted in a peace talk and return to their respectful provinces. After some time between Daud and Lodi estrangement had risen, Lodi Khan being displeased opened up talks with [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] General [[Munim Khan]]. Upon hearing this Daud sent a letter bring Ismail over to his palace and attacked him. Due to Ismail having loyal's in the palace he was saved and returned to his estate.
In the later part of Ismail's life on 1612 Emperor [[Jahangir]] sent his powerful General [[Islam Khan I|Shaikh Alauddin Chisti]] and made Ismail Khan Lodi the local [[Nawab]] and provided assurance over his rule.<ref name="riyazussalatinhi00saliuoft_page_153"/>
He was formally titled as [[Amir al-umara]] [[Nawab]] Ismail Khan e Jahan Lodi.

== Personal life ==
Ismail married the daughter of Sultan [[Daud Khan Karrani]] and had one issue, a son named Shamsuddin Muhammad Khan who succeeded Ismail as the Nawab.<ref name="genealogy-of-the-nawab-family"/>

== References ==
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[[Category:Governors of Odisha]]
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