Abd al-Samad Khan

Abd-us-Samad Khan
Subahdar of Lahore
Detail of Abd-us-Samad Khān, from a painting of him being received by emperor Jahāndār Shah
Subahdar of Lahore
Tenure1713 – 1726
PredecessorIzzat Khān
SuccessorZakariyyā Khān
BornAbd-us-Samad Khān Ansārī
16??
Mughal Empire
Died1737
Lahore, Mughal Empire
Noble familyAnsari (Panipat)
IssueZakariyyā Khān
Sharaf-un-Nisa
Military career
Allegiance Mughal Empire
Service / branchMughal Army
RankSubahdar, General
Battles / warsMughal-Sikh Wars
Siege of Gurdaspur
Battle of Gurdas Nangal

Abd al-Samad Khan Al-Ansari or Abd-us-Samad Khan Al-Ansari[1] (died 1737), also known simply as Abdus Samad Khan,[2] was the Mughal subahdar of Lahore Subah from 1713 to 1726.

  1. ^ Irvine, William (1991). "Sikhs Ravage North Punjab Repeatedly". Later Mughals. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. p. 311.
  2. ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2007). History of the Sikhs: Sikh Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of Sikh Misls. Vol. 4. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-8121501651.