Haibat Khan Niazi

Haibat Khan Niazi
هیبت خان نیازی
Died16th Century
Punjab (present-day, Punjab, Pakistan)
Other namesAzam Hamayan
Occupation(s)Noble, Governor of the Punjab

Haibat Khan Niazi was an Afghan noble and military leader in the Sur Empire. He was the most powerful noble of Sher Shah Suri and Commander of the Niazi contingent of his army.[1] He is best known for bringing law and order in Multan by destroying the power of Balochs and Fetah Khan Jat dominated the entire South Punjab. Sher Shah Suri granted him the title of Azam Hamayun[2] and appointed him governor of the Punjab.[3]

  1. ^ "Early history of Niazi tribe". 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved 17 Jan 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Erskine, William (1854). A History of India Under the Two First Sovereigns of the House of Taimur, Báber and Humáyun, vol. 2. Mogul Empire: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 455.
  3. ^ Agrawal, Ashvini (1 January 1983). Studies in Mughal History. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 66. ISBN 978-81-208-2326-6.