Mirza Ghazi Beg

Mirza Ghazi Beg
Mirza
Ghazi
Beg
"Likeness of Mirza Ghazi, son of Mirza Jani". Made by Manohar Das, a Mughal painter at the Tarkhan Court in the province of Thatta, circa 1610.[1]
3rd Subahdar of Thatta Subah
Reign1 February 1601 – 12 April 1612
PredecessorJani Beg
SuccessorMuzaffar Khan Mamuri
Born1584
Thatta, Sindh Sultanate
Died12 April 1612(1612-04-12) (aged 27–28)
Thatta, Thatta Subah, Mughal Empire
(present day Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan)
Names
Mirza Ghazi Beg Khan Turkhan
HouseTarkhan dynasty
FatherMirza Jani Beg Tarkhan
ReligionShia Islam

Mirza Ghazi Beg (1584 – 12 April 1612) of the Turkic Tarkhan dynasty in Sindh ruled from the capital city of Thatta. Beg was a son of Mirza Jani Beg Tarkhan, the last autonomous Tarkhan ruler, who had later continued to rule as Governor for the Mughals.[2]

Mirza Jani submitted to the Mughal emperor Akbar and became a loyal supporter of the emperor. His son, Ghazi Beg led the Mughal army in major campaigns in the early years of Jahangir's reign.[2]

In Sindh a network of small and large forts manned by cavalry and musketeers further extended Mughal power during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Museum, Victoria and Albert (1610). "Mirza Ghazi Manohar V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections.
  2. ^ a b Museum, Victoria and Albert (1610). "Mirza Ghazi by Manohar V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections.
  3. ^ The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia by Nicholas Tarling p.39
  4. ^ Cambridge illustrated atlas, warfare: Renaissance to revolution, 1492-1792 by Jeremy Black p.16 [1]