Adina Beg

Nawab Adina Beg Khan
Adina Beg with prayer beads c. 1750
Nawab of Punjab
Zafar Jang Bahadur
In office 10 April – 15 September 1758
Monarchs	Alamgir II[a] Rajaram II[b]
Deputy	Khwaja Said Khan
Preceded by	Mir Momin Khan (in Lahore) Ali Mohammad Khakwani (in Multan)
Succeeded by	Position abolished Sabaji Shinde (as Governor)
Personal details
Pronunciation	ədiːnaː beːg xaːn
Born	Dina Arain 1710 Sharaqpur, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (present-day Sharaqpur Sharif, Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	15 September 1758 Khanpur, Sikh Confederacy (present-day Khanpur, Punjab, India)
Cause of death	Biliary colic
Resting place	Tomb of Adina Beg, Khanpur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Citizenship	Mughal Maratha
Nationality	Punjabi
Relations	Arain Community
Parent	Channu Arain (father)
Occupation	General Governor Nawab
Profession	Sepoy Patwari
Known for	Faujdar of Sultanpur Nazim of Doaba Subahdar of Lahore Subahdar of Multan Nawab of Punjab
Military career
Allegiance	Mughal Empire
Service/branch	Mughal Infantry
Rank	Wali, Faujdar, Ispahsalar, Subedar
Battles/wars	Mughal–Durrani War Battle of Lahore (1748) Battle of Manupur (1748) Afghan–Sikh War Battle of Mahilpur (1757) Afghan–Maratha War Siege of Sirhind (1758)

Adina Beg Khan^[c] (c. 1710 – 15 September 1758) also known as Adina Beg Arain, was a Punjabi Muslim general and administrator who served as the last governor of the Punjab region of the Mughal Empire, including the provinces of Lahore and Multan. He defeated the Afghans after rising to power and was recognised as the Nawab of Punjab by Mughal emperor Alamgir II, who also gave him title of Zafar Jang Bahadur.^[1]

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