| Wazir Khan | |
|---|---|
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| Nawab of Sirhind | |
| Successor | Baj Singh of Khalsa Fauj |
| Padishah | Alamgir I |
| Born | Mirza Askari 1635 Kunjpura, Delhi Subah, Mughal Empire[1] |
| Died | 12 May 1710 (aged 74–75) Chappar Chiri, First Sikh State |
| Issue | Tulghan Khan |
| Father | Zahir Haram Khan |
| Mother | Amina Begum |
| Religion | Islam (Sunni) |
| Occupation | Mughal Governor |
Mirza Askari (1635 — 12 May 1710), better known by his title Wazir Khan was a punjabi muslim and a Mughal official, notable for his conflicts with the Sikhs. He served as the Faujdar (deputy-governor) of Sirhind Sarkar of Delhi Subah in the present-day state of Punjab, and administered the territory that lay between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ Gandhi, Surjit (1999). Sikhs in the Eighteenth Century: Their Struggle for Survival and Supremacy. Singh Bros. p. 716. ISBN 81-7205-217-0. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Dr Harjinder Singh, 'Sikh History in 10 Volumes', Sikh University Press, Belgium, vol. 2, p. 31.
- ^ Dr Harjinder Singh, 'Sikh History in 10 Volumes', Sikh University Press, Belgium, vol 1, pp 64, 259-60.
- ^ Tony Jaques (2007). Dictionary of battles and sieges. Vol. 3. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 948. ISBN 9780313335396.
- ^ History of Islam, p. 506, at Google Books