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Randaula Khan
Randaula Khan | |
|---|---|
| Monarch | Mohammed Adil Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1643 |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of Randaula Khan, Rahimatpur |
| Relations | Khairiyat Khan (uncle) |
| Children | Rustam Zaman |
| Parent(s) | Farhad Khan (father) |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Bijapur invasion of Ikkeri |
Randaula Khan, also spelt Ranadulla Khan[1] (died 1643), was a leading Indo-African general and viceroy of the Bijapur Sultanate during the 17th century. He governed the southwestern region of the Sultanate from his administrative seat at Mirjan. He was a key player in the Sultanate's politics, particularly during Mughal-Bijapur conflicts in the early 17th century. He is remembered for leading conquests that expanded Bijapur southwards into the Karnataka region in the mid-17th century.
Origins[edit | edit source]
Randaula Khan was the son of Farhad Khan and nephew to Khairiyat Khan, both leading African nobles of the Bijapur Sultanate.[2]
Reference[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ramaswami, N. S. (1984). Political History of Carnatic Under the Nawabs. Abhinav Publications. pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-0-8364-1262-8.
- ↑ Sadiq Ali, Shanti (1996). The African dispersal in the Deccan: from medieval to modern times. New Delhi: Orient Longman. pp. 115–118. ISBN 978-81-250-0485-1.