Wazil Khan

Khān-i-Aʿẓam
Wazil Khan
عزیر خان
ওয়াজিল খাঁন
1460s
Governor of Bakla
MonarchBarbak Shah I
Personal
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
TeachersKhan Jahan Ali
Muslim leader
Based inJessore
Gournadi Qasba
The Majidbaria Shahi Mosque commissioned by Wazil Khan.

Uzair Khan (Persian: عزیر خان), popularly known as Wazil Khan (Bengali: ওয়াজিল খান),[1] was an officer of the Bengal Sultanate during the reign of Sultan Ruknuddin Barbak Shah. He was the appointed Khan-i-Azam of Bakla (present-day Barisal, Bangladesh).[2]

  1. ^ Ujjal, Ghulam Ashraf Khan (11 July 2015). অনন্য স্থাপত্যশৈলীর প্রাচীন মসজিদ. Samakal (in Bengali).
  2. ^ Bangladesh Directory. Times Publications. 1998.