Bahadur Khan (Moghul General)

Bahadur Khan Kokaltash
Portrait of Bahadur Khan by Murad c. 1640
Subahdar of Deccan
1st GovernorshipJanuary 1673 – August 1677
(4.5 years)
PredecessorPrince Muazzam
SuccessorDilir Khan
2nd Governorship1 March 1680 – 1683
(3 years)
PredecessorPrince Muazzam
SuccessorSafi Khan
PadishahAlamgir I
Subahdar of Lahore
Governorship11 April 1691 –
midd of 1693
(2 years)
PadishahAlamgir I
Subahdar of Burhanpur
Governorship? – 1691
PadishahAlamgir I
BornBahadur Khan
Died23 November 1697
Lahore
Mughal Empire
(present day Pakistan)
Burial23–24 November 1697
IssueMirza Muhammad Shah Quli Khan Madani
Names
(Birth name: Bahadur Khan)
(Full names: Bahadur Khan Kokaltash bin Mir Abul-Mali)
(Foaster-name: Bahadur Khan Koka)
(Name with titles: Nawab Khan-e-Jahan Bahadur Zafar Jung Kokaltash)
Era name and dates
(Mughal Era17th–Centuries)
FatherSayyid-e Khafi" Mir Abu’l-Ma'ali
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
AllegianceMughal Empire
Service/branchNawab
Years of service1672–1690 (in war)
Battles/warsBattle of Salher (1672)

Sacking of Burhanpur (1681)

Battle of Kalyan (1682–1683)

Siege of Ramsej (1682–1688)

Mughal-Maratha Wars

Bahadur Khan, Khan Bahadur or, Bahadur Khan Kokaltash (foster name: Bahadur Khan Koka, Koka is suffix for foster brother, real name: Bahadur Khan, died: 23 November 1697) was a foster-brother to the Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb,[1] he was the Subahdar of Lahore, Burhanpur and Deccan, Aurangzeb had two foster-brothers he was one of favourite, another foster-brother Fidai Khan Koka, they three didn’t blood-related but fosterage to eachothers,[2] Bahadur was the Senior General of the Mughal Empire and closer companion to the Emperor Aurangzeb,[3] he was the one of Military Commander of Mughal who defeat Marathas in three major battles[4] but lose one only, as also he involve in Mughal-Maratha wars (1681–1707).[5][6] he was buried in his tomb located in present Pakistan Tomb of Bahadur Khan, his father Mir Abu’l-Ma'ali was given title of Sayyid-e Khafi" by Padishah Aurangzeb Alamgir,[7] through his son Shah Quli Khan, he have grandson Alivardi Khan the Nawab of Bengal (c. 1740 – 1756).

  1. ^ "(#205) Khan Jahan Bahadur Zafar Jang Kukaltash and his father Mir Abu'l-Ma'ali, by Hunhar, Mughal, circa 1675-80". Sothebys.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  2. ^ "(#205) Khan Jahan Bahadur Zafar Jang Kukaltash and his father Mir Abu'l-Ma'ali, by Hunhar, Mughal, circa 1675-80". Sothebys.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  3. ^ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (1981). Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India. Sterling. ISBN 978-81-207-0617-0.
  4. ^ . 2015-06-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120848/http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2022-09-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "The New Cambridge History of India". The Marathas 1600–1818. 1993-09-16. doi:10.1017/chol9780521268837.012. ISBN 9780521268837.
  6. ^ Shortt, Adam (May 1923). "The Development of the British Empire. By Howard Robinson. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1922. Pp. xiii, 475.)". American Political Science Review. 17 (2): 330–331. doi:10.2307/1944128. hdl:2027/coo1.ark:/13960/t2x35c45d. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1944128. S2CID 151917720.
  7. ^ "(#205) Khan Jahan Bahadur Zafar Jang Kukaltash and his father Mir Abu'l-Ma'ali, by Hunhar, Mughal, circa 1675-80". Sothebys.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.

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