Abdul Hai (chief justice) explained

Abdul Hai (fl. late 1500s) was an Armenian who was chief justice (Mir Adl) in the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar (1556–1605). He is described in the Tabaqat as an Amir, and in the Ain-i-Akbari (Constitution of Akbar) as "the Qazi of the Imperial Camp".[1]

According to Mesrovb Jacob Seth, his daughter Lady Juliana (died 1598), a doctor in Akbar's seraglio, married Sikandar Mirza.[2] [3]

Their son was Mirza Zulqarnain (c. 1594 – c. 1656) who was an important official within the court of Shah Jahan.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Seth, Mesrovb Jacob.. Armenians in India, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: A Work of Original Research. Asian Educational Services. 2005. New Delhi. 81-206-0812-7. 2.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=BlreO8bmK30C&pg=PA93 Seth, p. 93.
  3. Not to be confused with Lady Juliana of Agra