Subahdar Hussain Quli Beg Khan Jahani I | |
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حسین قلی بیگ | |
%2c_Mughal_Jagir_of_Ajmer%2c_in_1563.jpg) Husayn Quli Khan (Khan Jahan), Mughal Jagir of Ajmer, in 1563 | |
| 2ndSubahdar of Bengal | |
| In office 23 October 1575 – 19 December 1578 | |
| Monarch | Akbar I |
| Preceded by | Munim Khan |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Quli |
| Personal details | |
| Died | (1578-12-19)19 December 1578 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Bairam Khan (uncle) |
| Military career | |
| Branch | Mughal Army |
| Years of service | 1575–1578 as Subadhar |
| Rank | General with the rank of 5000 |
| Unit | 5000 of his own sowars |
Hussain Quli Beg (Persian:حسین قلی بیگ), alsoHusayn Quli Khan, was aMughal military vassal (mansabdar) with the rank of 5000 soldiers. He was later given the titleKhān-i-Jahān (Persian:خان جهان;lit. 'Khan of the World') by EmperorAkbar.[1]
Beg was the son ofWali Beg Zul-Qadr and the nephew ofBairam Khan, ofQara QoyunluTurkoman ethnicity. He began his career as an ordinary soldier inAkbar's army, but was then imprisoned for supporting his uncle Bairam's revolt against the Empire. He was later pardoned by Akbar and continued his work as a loyal soldier.[1]
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At theBattle of Talamba (1573), Husayn Quli Khan and some other officers surprise the TimuridsIbrahim Husayn Mirza and his brotherMasʿud Husayn in Tulamba near Multan. Masʿud is captured, Ibrahim escapes.[2][3][4]
He was appointed as theSubahdar (Governor) ofBengal after the death ofMunim Khan in 1575.Daud Khan Karrani, the final AfghanSultan of Bengal, rebelled against theMughal Empire for the second time. In November, the new governor Khan Jahan, along with RajaTodar Mal, arrived in Tanda. The following July, they faced Daud's forces near the Padma River in Bengal. On 12 July 1576, theBattle of Rajmahal commenced where the Afghans suffered a significant defeat.[5] Their best commander was killed, and Daud was captured after his horse got stuck in the mud. The Mughals, determined to eliminate Daud, had him beheaded. Khan Jahan displayed Daud's body in Tanda and sent his head to Emperor Akbar inAgra as a trophy.[6] Khan Jahan also tookSatgaon under his control.[1]
Khan Jahan led military expedition against theBaro-Bhuiyans in 1578. In a naval battle in Katsul againstIsa Khan, the ruler ofBhati, he failed to capture the area and retreated. He later died inTanda, the erstwhile capital of Bengal, in 1578.[1]
| Preceded by | Subahdar of Bengal 1575–1578 | Succeeded by Ismail Quli |
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