Saadullah Khan (Mughal Empire)

Sa'adullah Khan
Bust Portrait of Saadullah Khan c.16-17th century
13th Mughal Grand Vizier
In office
1642 – April 1656
MonarchShah Jahan I
Preceded byWazir Khan
Succeeded byMir Jumla II
Personal details
Bornc. 1591[1]
Chiniot, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)[2]
DiedApril 1656 (aged 65–66)
Lahore, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire
Children2, including Lutfullah Khan
Hifzullah Khan
Military service
AllegianceMughal Empire
Branch/serviceMughal Army
Years of service1645–1656[2]
Battles/warsMughal–Safavid War (1649–1653)

Sa'adullah Khan, also spelled Sadullah Khan (c. 1591 – April 1656) was the Grand Vizier and Vakil-I-Mutlaq of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Shah Jahan I.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Journal of Central Asia 1992 p.84 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Siddiqui, Shabbir A. (1986). "Relations Between Dara Shukoh and Sa'adullah Khan". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 47: 273–276. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44141552.
  3. ^ Hasan, Ibn (1967). The Central Structure of the Mughal Empire and Its Practical Working Up to the Year 1657. Pakistan branch, Oxford University Press. p. 201.