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Samsam-ud-Daulah Khan Dauran VII | |
|---|---|
خان دوران | |
 Khan-i-Dauran | |
| Mir Bakhshi of the Mughal Empire | |
| In office 8 October 1720 – 24 February 1739 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad Shah |
| Preceded by | Ihtisham-ul-Mulk |
| Succeeded by | Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I |
| Subahdar of Agra | |
| Monarch | Farrukhsiyar |
| Preceded by | Chabela Ram |
| Succeeded by | Sadatullah Khan I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khawaja Asim 1672/1673 Agra, Agra Subah, Mughal Empire |
| Died | 24 February 1739 Karnal, Delhi Subah, Mughal Empire |
| Relations | Muzaffar Khan (brother) |
| Children | Mirza Ashraf |
| Occupation | General, Subahdar |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Mughal Empire |
| Branch/service | Mughal Army |
| Battles/wars |
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Khan Dowran VII (Persian: خان دوران; d. 1739), was a Mughal statesman and general in the eighteenth century. Originally Khwaja Asim, he was made Samsam ud-Daula (Sword of the State) Khan-i Dauran and was the Mir Bakshi and Amir-ul-Umara. He was the head of all the imperial nobility and the commander-in-chief of the Mughal army during the reign of Muhammad Shah,[1][2] and served the Emperor until his death at the Battle of Karnal.
His brother, Muzaffar Khan, was the Mir-i-Atish (commander of the artillery),[3] and the governor of Ajmer.[4]
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- ^ Ippolito Desider (2010). Mission to Tibet: The Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Account of Father Ippolito Desideri S. J. p. 497. ISBN 9780861716760.
- ^ Govind Sakharam Sardesai (1948). New History of the Marathas: The expansion of the Maratha power, 1707-1772. Phoenix Publications. p. 146.
- ^ Zahiruddin Malik (1973). A Mughal Statesman of the Eighteenth Century, Khan-i-Dauran, Mir Bakshi of Muhammad Shah, 1719-1739. Aligarh Muslim University. p. 60. ISBN 9780210405444.