Abu'l-Hasan Khan | |
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 Portrait of Asaf Khan | |
| Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire | |
| In office 30 January 1628[1] – 12 June 1641 | |
| Monarch | Shah Jahan |
| Vakil of the Mughal Empire | |
| In office 12 May 1611 – 8 November 1627 | |
| Monarch | Jahangir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abu'l-Hasan c. 1569 Safavid Iran |
| Died | 12 June 1641 (aged 71–72) Bundi, Ajmer Subah, Mughal India |
| Resting place | Tomb of Asif Khan, Lahore |
| Spouse | Diwanji Begum |
| Children | Mumtaz Mahal Shaista Khan Malika Banu Begum Parwar Khanam Farzana Begum |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Mohammad-Sharif (brother) Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang (brother) E'teqad Khan (brother) Nur Jahan (sister) Jahangir (brother-in-law) Shah Jahan (son-in-law) Aurangzeb (Grandson) |
Abu'l-Hasan[2] (c. 1569 – 12 June 1641) entitled by the Mughal emperor Jahangir as Asaf Khan, was the Grand Vizier (Prime minister) of the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.[3][4] He previously served as the vakil (the highest Mughal administrative office) of Jahangir.[5] Asaf Khan is perhaps best known for being the father of Arjumand Banu Begum (better known by her title Mumtaz Mahal), the chief consort of Shah Jahan and the older brother of Empress Nur Jahan, and the maternal grandfather of mughal emperor Aurangzeb.[6]
- ^ "Abul-Hasan ibn Mirza Ghiyas Beg". Wikidata. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ Banks Findly 1993, p. 39
- ^ Pletcher, Kenneth, ed. (2011). The History of India (1st ed.). Chicago: Britannica Educational Pub. p. 179. ISBN 9781615302017.
- ^ Hansen, Waldemar (1972). The peacock throne : the drama of Mogul India (1. Indian ed., repr. ed.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 87. ISBN 9788120802254.
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