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Nawab Ghazanfar-Jang, '''Muhammad Khan Bangash''' (1665 – 1743) was the first [[Nawab of Farrukhabad]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. He was a "Bawan Hazari Sardar" (Commander of 52000 Men Strong force) in the [[Mughal Army]]. He served as governor of Malwa and Allahabad provinces of Mughal empire.<ref>A history of the Bangash nawabs of Farrukhabad, from 1713 to 1771 A.D. by Jos J. L. Gommans</ref>{{page needed|date=May 2014}}<ref>The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire: C. 1710-1780 By Jos J. L. Gommans</ref>{{page needed|date=May 2014}}

He was also viceroy of Assam from 1735-1743.Although regarded as rude and illiterate he was well regarded for his loyalty, and it is believed that had fortune sided with him he would have been able to establish a kingdom rivalling the deccan or awadh.

==Background==

Muhammad Khan belonged to khaghzai branch of [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] [[Bangash]] tribe. In India they were referred to as ''qaum-i-bangash''. His father, Ain Khan Bangash had migrated from his native lands in the time of Aurangzeb and settled in Mau Rashidabad. Muhammad Khan gained a reputation as one of the most powerful of the Afghan mercenary warriors who inhabited that part of Hindustan, and eventually came to establish the territories that were consolidated into the state of Farrukhabad. The state of Farrukhabad was named after Muhammad Khan's patron the [[Farrukhsiyar|Emperor Farrukhsiyar]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Cambridge History of India Vol.IV |page=353}}</ref> At his death his dominions included the entire Doab from Koil in the North, to Kora in the South, including  

all of Farrukhabad and parts of Cawnpore, Shahjahanpur, Budaun and Aligarh.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.khyber.org/history/a/mohammad_khan_bangash.shtml | title=Mohammad Khan Bangash}}</ref>

His brother Himmat Khan Bangash was the father of Nawab Murtaza Khan of Jahangirabad, and the grandfather of the poet [[Nawab Mustafa Khan Shefta.]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.geni.com/people/Ain-Khan-Bangash/6000000021514626858 | title=Ain Khan Bangash}}</ref>

In [[Bundelkhand]], [[Chhatrasal]] had rebelled against the [[Mughal Empire]] and established an independent kingdom. In December 1728, a Mughal force led by the distinguished commander Muhammad Khan Bangash attacked him, and besieged his fort with his family. Chhatrasal had repeatedly sought [[Baji Rao I|Peshwa Baji Rao]]'s assistance, but the latter was busy in Malwa at that time.

In March 1729, the Peshwa [[Baji Rao I]] finally responded to Chhatrasal's request and marched towards Bundelkhand. Chhatrasal also escaped his captivity and joined the Maratha forces. After they marched to [[Jaitpur State|Jaitpur]], as a result Bangash was forced to retreat from Bundelkhand. Chhatrasal's position as the ruler of Bundelkhand was restored.<ref name="GSC_2005">{{cite book |author=G.S.Chhabra |title=Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkDi6rVbckoC&pg=PA19 |date=1 January 2005 |publisher=Lotus Press |isbn=978-81-89093-06-8 |pages=19–28 }}</ref>

There were following [[Nawab of Farrukhabad]]