Hifzullah Khan Explained

Hifzullah Khan was a noble of the Mughal Empire who was appointed governor of several Mughal provinces during the reign of Aurangzeb Alamgir in the late 17th century.^[1] He was a son of the famous Mughal Grand Vizier Sa'adullah Khan.^[2] He remained the Naib Subahdar of Punjab, Subahdar of Kashmir and later Sindh where he passed away.^{[3] [4]} He was paternal grandfather of Nizam of Hyderabad, Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat.^[5]

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During the tenure of Hifzullah Khan as the Governor of Kashmir, the Raja of Jammu broke out into open revolt against Mughals, he was reduced to submission by Hifzullah Khan.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Khān, Muḥammad Sāqī Mustaʻidd . Maāsir-i-ʻĀlamgiri: A History of the Emperor Aurangzib-ʻĀlamgir (reign 1658-1707 A.D.) of Saqi Mustʻad Khan . 2019 . B.R. Publishing Corporation . 978-93-87587-94-6 . 248 . en . Hifzullah Khan, son of S'adullah Khan, Subahdar of Thattha and Faujdar of Siwistan.
2. Web site: The First Nizām: The Life and Times of Nizāmu'l-Mulk Āsaf Jāh I . 2023-03-02 . INDIAN CULTURE . 41 . en.
3. Book: Sufi, G. M. D. . Kashīr, Being a History of Kashmir from the Earliest Times to Our Own . 1974 . Light & Life Publishers . en . The Raja of Jammu broke out into open revolt, and was reduced to submission by Hifzullah Khan who had succeeded Ibrahim Khan in 1686.
4. Book: Hadi, Nabi . Dictionary of Indo-Persian Literature . 1995 . Abhinav Publications . 978-81-7017-311-3 . en . Deputy Governor of Punjab, Nawwab Hifz Ullah Khan.
5. Book: Beveridge H. . The Maathir Ul Umara Vol-ii (1952) . 1952 . The Calcutta Oriental Press Ltd. . 647.
6. Book: G_m_d_sufi . Kashir(being A History Of Kashmir) . 1948.