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| name         = Fateh Muhammad
| name = Fateh Muhammad Nadim Sahib(Brother in law of Hazrath Ibrahim Ali Sha Shuttari qadri Zindawali)
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| caption       = Sketch of Fateh Muhammad's mausoleum in Kolar.
| caption = Sketch of Fateh Muhammad's mausoleum in Kolar.
| birth_date   = 6 May 1684
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| birth_place   = Doddaballapur (Bengaluru Rural) [[Mughal Empire]]
| title = [[Nayak (title)|Naik]]
| death_place   = [[Carnatic region|Carnatic]] Mughal Empire
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| serviceyears  = 1697{{snd}}1729
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| death_date    = 9 September 1729 <br> (aged of 45)
| years_active = 1697&amp;ndash;1729
| children      = [[Hyder Ali]]<br>Shahbaz
| birth_date = 6 May 1684
| relations    = [[Tipu Sultan]] (Grandson)<br/>{{resize|Muhammad Ali (Father)}}<br/>{{resize|Muhammad Wali (Grandfather)}}
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'''Fateh Muhammad''' or '''Nadim Sahib'''  (6 May 1684 – 9 September 1729) was an official of the [[Mughal Empire]] in [[Mysore]] region, and was the father of [[Mysore Sultanate]] founder [[Hyder Ali]], who was his fifth child from his third wife, and the paternal grandfather of the Mysore Sultanate Ruler [[Tipu Sultan]].<ref>de la Tour, p. 34</ref><ref>Bowring, p. 12</ref>


'''Fateh Muhammad''' or '''Nadim Sahib'''  (b. 6 May 1684 – 9 September 1729 d.) was a general of [[Mysore]] and the father of [[Hyder Ali]], his fifth child from his third wife, and the Grandfather of [[Tipu Sultan]].<ref>de la Tour, p. 34</ref><ref>Bowring, p. 12</ref>
He was born on 6 May 1684 at [[Doddaballapura|Doddallapur]] in the [[Bijapur Sultanate]], 2 years before the Mughal Empire took control of the region during the reign of [[Aurangzeb]]. His father Ali Muhammad, a descendant of Sufi mystic [[Shaikh Bahlol Daryai|Muhammad Bahlole]], had come to Gulbarga and married daughter of custodian of shrine of [[Banda Nawaz]].<ref>Wilks, p. 149</ref> He was killed in action at the age of 45 years, 4 months, and 3 days in a battle between Tahir Muhammad Khan, who was the Subahdar of [[Sira Subah|Sira]], and Jaher Khan of Chittor on 9 September 1729. He was buried at Kolar alongside his parents.  


He was born on 6 May 1684 CE at [[Doddaballapura|Doddallapur]] in the Era of [[Mughal Empire|Moghul empire]] and the reign of [[Aurangzeb|Padishah Aurangzeb]], He died at the age of 45 years 4 months 3 days when he was fighting in a battle between the Subedar of [[Sira Subah|Sira]] and Jaher Khan of Chittor Subah, Fath Muhammad was killed on 9 September 1729 A.D. He was buried at Kolar alongside his parents.
At an early age, he served as a commander of 50 men in the [[Rocket artillery]] of the army of the [[Nawab of Carnatic]]. It is believed that he served alongside [[Zulfikhar Ali Khan|Zulfiqar Ali Khan]], the first Nawab of the Carnatic during the [[Siege of Jinji]]. This was maintained under the command of the [[Mughal Emperor]] Aurangzeb with the purpose of capturing or killing the renegade [[Maratha]] ruler [[Rajaram Chhatrapati|Rajaram]].<ref>Narasimha etc al, p. 120</ref> then later in 1700s he became a valuable Military Commander. Fath Muhammad eventually entered the service of the [[Wodeyar]] [[Raja]]s of the Kingdom of Mysore, where he rose to become a powerful military commander. The Wodeyars awarded him [[Budikote]] as a [[jagir]] (land grant), where he then served as [[Nayak (title)|Naik]] (Lord).<ref name=B13>Bowring, p. 13</ref>
 
At an early age, he served as a commander of 50 men in the [[Rocket artillery]] of the army of the [[Nawab of Carnatic]]. It is believed that he served alongside [[Zulfikhar Ali Khan|Zulfiqar Ali Khan]], the first [[Nawab of the Carnatic]] during the [[Siege of Jinji]]. This was maintained under the command of the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] with the purpose of capturing or killing the renegade [[Maratha]] ruler [[Rajaram Chhatrapati|Rajaram]].<ref>name=Narasima120</ref> then later in 1700's he becoming valuable Military Commander. Fath Muhammad eventually entered the service of the [[Wodeyar]] [[Raja]]s of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]], where he rose to become a powerful military commander. The Wodeyars awarded him [[Budikote]] as a [[jagir]] (land grant), where he then served as [[Nayak (title)|Naik]] (Lord).<ref name=B13>Bowring, p. 13</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Nawab of the Carnatic]]
*[[Zulfikhar Ali Khan|Zulfiqar Ali Khan]]
*[[Mughal Empire]]
*[[Siege of Jinji]]
*[[Siege of Jinji]]
*[[Hyder Ali Dynasty]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
==Sources==
*{{cite book|last=Narasimha|first=Roddam|author2=Srinivasan, Jagannathan|author3= Biswas, S. K|title=The Dynamics of Technology: Creation and Diffusion of Skills and Knowledge|publisher=Sage Publications|location=New Delhi|year=2003|isbn=978-0-7619-9670-5|oclc=231988745}}
*{{cite book|last=Tour|first=Maistre de la|title=The History of Hyder Shah, Alias Hyder Ali Khan Bahadur|publisher=W. Thacker|location=London|year=1855|author2=Mohammed, Gholam|oclc=65664006|url=https://archive.org/details/afacsimilerepri00sultgoog}}
*{{cite book|last=Wilks|first=Mark|title=Historical Sketches of the South of India, in an Attempt to Trace the history of Mysoor|publisher=Higginbotham|year=1869|edition=Second|oclc=460735564|location=Madras|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GrgIAAAAQAAJ&amp;pg=PR1}}
*{{cite book|last=Bowring|first=Lewin|title=Haidar Alí and Tipú Sultán, and the Struggle with the Musalmán Powers of the South|publisher=Clarendon Press|year=1899|location=Oxford|oclc=11827326|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v80NAAAAIAAJ}}
*{{cite book|last=Bowring|first=Lewin|title=Haidar Alí and Tipú Sultán, and the Struggle with the Musalmán Powers of the South|publisher=Clarendon Press|year=1899|location=Oxford|oclc=11827326|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v80NAAAAIAAJ}}


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Latest revision as of 10:27, 22 March 2026


Fateh Muhammad Nadim Sahib(Brother in law of Hazrath Ibrahim Ali Sha Shuttari qadri Zindawali)
Naik
Sketch of Fateh Muhammad's mausoleum in Kolar.
Years active1697&ndash;1729
Born6 May 1684
Doddaballapur (Bengaluru Rural, Bijapur Sultanate
Died9 September 1729(1729-09-09) (aged 45)
Carnatic Sultanate
Spouse(s)Razia Bibi
Issue
FatherMuhammad Ali
MotherSakina Bibi
Military career
AllegianceMughal Empire
Service/branchNawab of Carnatic
RankSepoy
Battles/warsMughal-Maratha Wars

Fateh Muhammad or Nadim Sahib (6 May 1684 – 9 September 1729) was an official of the Mughal Empire in Mysore region, and was the father of Mysore Sultanate founder Hyder Ali, who was his fifth child from his third wife, and the paternal grandfather of the Mysore Sultanate Ruler Tipu Sultan.[1][2]

He was born on 6 May 1684 at Doddallapur in the Bijapur Sultanate, 2 years before the Mughal Empire took control of the region during the reign of Aurangzeb. His father Ali Muhammad, a descendant of Sufi mystic Muhammad Bahlole, had come to Gulbarga and married daughter of custodian of shrine of Banda Nawaz.[3] He was killed in action at the age of 45 years, 4 months, and 3 days in a battle between Tahir Muhammad Khan, who was the Subahdar of Sira, and Jaher Khan of Chittor on 9 September 1729. He was buried at Kolar alongside his parents.

At an early age, he served as a commander of 50 men in the Rocket artillery of the army of the Nawab of Carnatic. It is believed that he served alongside Zulfiqar Ali Khan, the first Nawab of the Carnatic during the Siege of Jinji. This was maintained under the command of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb with the purpose of capturing or killing the renegade Maratha ruler Rajaram.[4] then later in 1700s he became a valuable Military Commander. Fath Muhammad eventually entered the service of the Wodeyar Rajas of the Kingdom of Mysore, where he rose to become a powerful military commander. The Wodeyars awarded him Budikote as a jagir (land grant), where he then served as Naik (Lord).[5]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. de la Tour, p. 34
  2. Bowring, p. 12
  3. Wilks, p. 149
  4. Narasimha etc al, p. 120
  5. Bowring, p. 13

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Narasimha, Roddam; Srinivasan, Jagannathan; Biswas, S. K (2003). The Dynamics of Technology: Creation and Diffusion of Skills and Knowledge. New Delhi: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-9670-5. OCLC 231988745.
  • Tour, Maistre de la; Mohammed, Gholam (1855). The History of Hyder Shah, Alias Hyder Ali Khan Bahadur. London: W. Thacker. OCLC 65664006.
  • Wilks, Mark (1869). Historical Sketches of the South of India, in an Attempt to Trace the history of Mysoor (Second ed.). Madras: Higginbotham. OCLC 460735564.
  • Bowring, Lewin (1899). Haidar Alí and Tipú Sultán, and the Struggle with the Musalmán Powers of the South. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC 11827326.