Mirza Aziz Koka

Kokaltash
Mirza Aziz Koka
Khan-i-Azam
Miniature painting, c. 1610-1620
4th Subahdar of Bengal
In office
1582–1583
MonarchAkbar
Preceded byIsmail Quli
Succeeded byMir Jumla I
Personal details
Born1542
Died1624 (aged 81–82)
Agra Fort, Agra, Mughal Empire,
ChildrenHabiba Banu Begum
Parent(s)Ataga Khan (father)
Jiji Anga (mother)
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The Chausath Khamba, tomb of Aziz Koka

Mirza Aziz Koka ( c. 1542 – c. 1624), also known as Kokaltash and by his sobriquet Khan-i-Azam (The Greatest Khan), was the foster brother of Akbar, who remained one of the leading nobles at the courts of the Mughal emperors Akbar and Jahangir.[1] He was also the Subahdar, governor of the Subah (province) of Gujarat.[2]

  1. ^ Lefèvre, Corinne. "ʿAzīz Koka, Mirzā ." Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Edited by: Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Everett Rowson. Brill Online, 2013. Reference. 14 August 2013.
  2. ^ Kumkum Chatterjee; Clement Hawes (2008). Europe Observed: Multiple Gazes in Early Modern Encounters. Associated University Presse. pp. 52–. ISBN 978-0-8387-5694-2. Retrieved 16 August 2013.