Ghulam Kadir

Ghulam Kadir
Mir Bakhshi of the Mughal Empire
In office
5 September 1787 – 18 July 1788
Preceded byZabita Khan
Personal details
Born
Ghulam Abd al Qadir Ahmed Khan

1767 or 1769
Died(1789-03-03)3 March 1789 (aged 20, or 22)
Mathura, Mughal Empire
Parent
RelativesNajib-ud-Daula (grandfather)

Ghulam Kadir, fully Ghulam Abd al Qadir Ahmed Khan (1767/1769 – 3 March 1789),[1] was a leader of the Afghan Rohilla during the late 18th century in the time of the Mughal Empire. He is particularly known for blinding the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and occupying and plundering Delhi for two and a half months in 1788.

  1. ^ Garg 1996, p. 93.