| Hazara of Muhammad Khwaja هزاره محمد خواجه Muhammad Khwaja محمد خواجه | |
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 Hazara men of Muhammad Khwaja tribe | |
| Ethnicity | Hazaras |
| Location | PreviouslyKesh (Uzbekistan),Iran,Hindustan CurrentlyAfghanistan |
| Descended from | Barlas |
| Religion | Islam |
Emir Muhammad Khwaja امیر محمد خواجه | |
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 Emir Muhammad Khwaja | |
| Born | Kesh present dayUzbekistan |
| Died | 1599 (1600) Sharan present dayAfghanistan |
| Predecessor | Darwish Muhammad |
| Successor | Khwaja Baqi Billah |
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TheHazāra of Muhammad Khwāja (Persian:هزارهٔ محمد خواجه) is one of the majortribes of the ethnicHazara people, primarily originating from and residing inGhazni,Afghanistan.
The Hazaras of Muhammad Khwaja belong to theTurko-Mongol orTurkic confederation of theBarlas, who until the sixteenth century spoke theChagatai language, aTurkic language of theKarluk branch.[1][2]
Emir Muhammad Khwaja (Persian:امیر محمد خواجه) belonged to theTimuridBarlas confederation. His ancestral homeland isKesh,Turkistan in present dayUzbekistan. Emir Muhammad Khwaja was the son of Emir Haji Saifuddin who was awazir ofTimur in the beginning and later became governor ofQandahar now in Afghanistan. His great-grandfather,Haji Beig Barlas, was the leader of Barlas, who overthrewQara'unas Abdullah from power in southernChagatai Khanate. Abdullah, who had recently taken power, was young and inexperienced, and his move to Kesh threatened Haji Beig Barlas.
Emir,Khan,Beig,Mirza,Sheikh,Shah,Ghazi, andSultan are titles to his tribes and descendants to date.
Emir Muhammad Khwaja was thecommander in chief of the army ofBabur. He is well known as "Khwaja-e bozorg" (the greatKhwaja). His names appears in many historical script includingBaburnama.
Emir Muhammad Khwaja served as commander in chief of Babur’s army during his struggle to captureDelhi in each battle, including the last one inPanipat. Emir preferred the continental weather in central Asia and could never adjust to the hot weather of Delhi. It has been recorded that Emir lived inSharan now inPaktika, Afghanistan and many of his descendants scattered from there to other parts of the country. Emir Muhammad Khwaja died on 1599 in Sharan, Paktia and was buried there.
