| Fidai Khan Koka | |||||
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| Nawab Sipahsalar | |||||
| 25th Subahdar of Bengal | |||||
| Reign | 1676-1677 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shaista Khan | ||||
| Successor | Azam Shah | ||||
| Badshah | Aurangzeb | ||||
| Born | Muzaffar Hussain | ||||
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| Religion | Islam | ||||
Fidai Khan Koka (real name: Muzaffar Hussain, Koka is suffix for foster brother), Governor of Awadh, Lahore[1] and master of ordnance and foster brother to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb,[2] Aurangzeb had two foster-brothers, Fida and Bahadur Khan, which was Aurangzeb's favourite.[3] Fidai Khan was credited with leading construction on the Persian Gardens known as Pinjore Gardens near Chandigarh, which is the post-partition capital of Punjab, as well as building Teele Wali Masjid (1658–1660) of Lucknow, India and Badshahi Mosque (1671–1673) of Lahore.[4]
- ^ [*Medieval Islamic Civilization, Josef W. Meri. Taylor & Francis, ISBN 0415966914
- ^ "(#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.
- ^ "(#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.
- ^ The Cambridge History of India: Turks and Afghans. Volume 3. Sir Wolseley Haig, pp.567