Zabita Khan | |
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 Portrait of Zabita Khan by Mihr Chand (c. 1770) | |
| Died | 21 January 1785 |
| Resting place | Dargah Qutub Sahib 28°31′09.41″N 77°10′49.3″E / 28.5192806°N 77.180361°E |
| Children | Ghulam Kadir |
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Zabita Khan Rohilla (died 21 January 1785) was a Rohilla chieftain in the time of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
Biography
He was the son of the Rohilla Sardar Najib-ud-Daula, who founded the city of Najibabad. Zabita Khan is known to have fought alongside his father during the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761. After the death of his father on 30 October 1770, Zabita took over. During his rule, the Marathas captured, first Delhi in 1771 and then Rohilkhand in 1772,[1] forcing him to flee to the camp of the Nawab of Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daula.
Death
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Zabita Khan died on 21 January 1785. He was succeeded by his son Ghulam Kadir.[2] His grave is in the courtyard of the Dargah Qutub Sahib in Mehrauli, a shrine dedicated to the Sufi mystic Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, and preserved to this day. Some allege that he is buried next to his son Ghulam Kadir, though most consider it more likely that the adjacent grave belongs to Zabita Khan's wife.[3][4]
Legacy
Zabita Khan founded the Masjid Zabta Ganj, a mosque in Delhi, which is still operated.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Rathod 1994, pp. 7–8.
- ↑ Sarkar 1952, p. 302.
- ↑ Zail 1922, p. 43.
- ↑ Fanshawe 1902, p. 283.
- ↑ Khandekar, Nivedita (18 November 2012). "A spot of shining white". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
Bibliography
- Fanshawe, Herbert Charles (1902). Delhi Past and Present. London: John Murray.
- Francklin, William (1798). The History of the Reign of Shah-Aulum, The present emperor of Hindostaun. London: Cooper and Graham.
- Lal, Munna (1970). "Tarikh-i-Shah Alam". In Khobrekar, V. G. (ed.). Maharashtra Archives: Bulletin of the Department of Archives. Vol. 5. Translated by Sarkar, Jadunath. Bombay: Government Printing and Stationary. pp. 1–46.
- Rathod, N. G. (1994). The Great Maratha Mahadaji Scindia. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 9788185431529.
- Sarkar, Jadunath (1952). Fall of the Mughal Empire. Vol. III (2 ed.). Calcutta: M. C. Sarkar & Sons.
- Strachey, John (1892). Hastings and the Rohilla War. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Zail, Mahrauli (1922). List of Muhammadan and Hindu Monuments. Vol. III. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India.
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