Khwaja Sabir | |
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 Portrait of Khan Dauran Bahadur Nusrat Jang, painted by Murad, a painter best known for his illustrations in the Padshahnama[1] | |
| Born | 17th century Mughal Empire |
| Died | 1645 |
| Allegiance | Mughal Empire |
| Years of service | c. 1620 - 1645 |
| Commands | Mughal Governor of Malwa |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Tons (1624) Siege and conquest of Qandahar Siege of Daulatabad (1633) Siege of Parenda (1634) Siege of Nagpur (1637) |
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Khwaja Sabir, Nasiri Khan or Khan-i-Dauran was an Indian Muslim viceroy of the Deccan and one of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s leading sardars. He received the title "Khan Dauran" during the conquest of Daulatabad.[2] He died in Lahore in 1645 from a knife wound from his own attendant, a Kashmiri Brahmin. He hald the rank of 7,000 horse.[3]
- ^ "Painting by Murad- "Portrait of Khan Dauran Bahadur Nusrat Jang", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album". www.metmuseum.org.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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