Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang

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Ibrahim Khan
Fath-i-Jang
Subahdar of Bengal
In office
1617–1624
MonarchJahangir
Preceded byQasim Khan Chishti
Succeeded byMahabat Khan
Personal details
Died20 April 1624
Bhagalpur, Bengal Subah
Parent(s)
RelativesAbu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan (brother), Nur Jahan (sister), Khvajeh Mohammad-Sharif (grandfather)

Mirza Ibrahim Beg (Persian: میرزا ابراهیم بیگ‎), later known as Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang (Persian: ابراهیم خان فتح جنگ‎; d. 1624) was the Subahdar of Bengal during the reign of emperor Jahangir. He was the brother to Empress Nur Jahan.

Biography[edit]

Born to a Shi'ite family, Khan was the son of Mirza Ghiyas Beg. His uncle, Muhammad-Tahir, was a learned man who composed poetry under the pen name of Wasli.[1] Ibrahim Khan's father was a native of Tehran, and was the youngest son of Khvajeh Mohammad-Sharif.[2] His father Ghiyas Beg migrated to the Mughal Empire after Sharif's death.

Ibrahim Khan served as a veteran in Akbar's reign. Qasim Khan Chishti's failure in military expeditions resulted in Ibrahim being appointed the next governor of Mughal Bengal in 1617, during the reign of Jahangir. In 1620, the Maghs of Arakan attacked the Bengali capital of Jahangirnagar (Dhaka). In response, Khan defeated them and captured 400 Magh war boats. This part of Dhaka continues to be known as Maghbazar.[3] During his term, he also freed the Baro-Bhuiyan chief Musa Khan and his allies. It is said that Ibrahim Khan appointed Dilal Khan as Dhaka's naval commander.[4]

He died on 20 April 1624 in an attack by the rebellious prince Shah Jahan. He was buried in a tomb in Bhagalpur.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Findly, Ellison Banks (1993). Nur Jahan, empress of Mughal India. Oxford University Press. p. 9. ISBN 9780195074888.
  2. ↑ Shokoohy, Mehrdad (2001). "GĪĀṮ BEG, ʿEʿTEMĀD-AL-DAWLA". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X, Fasc. 6. pp. 594–595.
  3. ↑ Fazilatun Nessa (2012). "Maghbazar". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Syed Murtaza Ali (1964). History of Chittagong. pp. 49–50.
  5. ↑ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Preceded by
Qasim Khan Chishti 		Subahdar of Bengal
1617–1624 		Succeeded by
Mahabat Khan


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