Fidai Khan
Fidai Khan | |
|---|---|
| 18th Subahdar of Bengal | |
| In office 1627–1628 | |
| Monarchs | Jahangir Shah Jahan |
| Preceded by | Mukarram Khan |
| Succeeded by | Qasim Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mirza Hedayetullah |
Fidai Khan (born Mirza Hedayetullah, reigned: 1627–1628) was the subahdar of Bengal Subah during the reign of emperor Jahangir.[1]
Biography
Mirza Hedayetullah was the youngest of four brothers.[2] Emperor Jahangir gave him the title Fidai Khan in 1617.[3]
Khan held the post of Mir Bahr-i-Nawarah (Admiral of the Fleet) of the Mughals.[1] After the death of Mukarram Khan, he was appointed subahdar of Bengal in 1627. But he ruled Bengal for about a year. Soon after the death of emperor Jahangir, he was replaced by Qasim Khan Juvayni.[1] Afterwards,he also participated in the Mughal raid of Tarapur fort. Due to his achievements he was given Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh as his fief in 1627, and ruled there till his death in 1646.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Fidai Khan". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ Singh, Nagendra Kumar, ed. (2001). "Fedai Khan (17th Century)". Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Vol. II. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. pp. 371–372. ISBN 81-7648-232-3.
- ^ Karim, Abdul (1992). History of Bengal, Mughal Period. Vol. 1. Institute of Bangladesh Studies, University of Rajshahi. p. 654. OCLC 28183749.
- ^ Shahnavaz Khan Aurangabadi; Beveridge, H. & Baini Prashad (translators) (1941/1952). *Maʾāṣir al-Umara of Shahnavaz Khan Aurangabadi*, Vol. 1. Asiatic Society, Calcutta. p. 563.