Adham Khan

Adham Khan
Marriage of Adham Khan, son of Maham Anga, Akbarnama (ca 1590-1595)
Born1531
Kabul, Mughal Empire, now Afghanistan
Died16 May 1562 (aged 30–31)
Agra Fort, Mughal Empire, now India
ChildrenBaqi Begum
Abdullah Khan
Sher Khan
Bibi Mubarak
ParentMaham Anga (mother)

Adham Khan (1531 – 16 May 1562) was a general of Akbar. He was the younger son of Maham Anga, and thus, was the foster brother of Akbar. In his fourth regnal year, Akbar married him to Javeda Begum, the daughter of Baqi Khan Baqlani.[1]

  1. ^ Beveridge, H. (1907, reprint 2000). The Akbarnama of Abu'l Fazl, Vol. II, Calcutta: The Asiatic Society, ISBN 81-7236-093-2, p.129