Mukarram Khan
Mukarram Khan Chisti | |
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| Thanadar of Orissa | |
| In office 1617–1621 | |
| Monarch | Jahangir |
| Preceded by | Kalyan Mal |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Ahmad Beg |
| Subahdar of Delhi | |
| In office 1621–1626 | |
| Monarch | Jahangir |
| 17th Subahdar of Bengal | |
| In office 1626–1627 | |
| Monarch | Jahangir |
| Preceded by | Khan Jahan II |
| Succeeded by | Fidai Khan I |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 1627 Jahangirnagar, Bengal, Mughal Empire |
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Mukarram Khān Chishtī was the
Background
Mukarram was the son of Shaykh Badi Bayazid, who was later known as Mu'azzam Khan. The Shaykh was a grandson of
Life
Thanadar of Bhawal
In 1612, during the Mughal battle against Khwaja Usman at Daulambapur, Mukarram Khan was made the thanadar of Bhawal.
Later that year, Mukarram Khan was appointed by his father-in-law, Subahdar Islam Khan I, as the chief commander for the expedition of Koch Hajo against Raja Parikshit Narayan.[4] Mukarram marched from Bhawal to Toke where he awaited for Abd as-Salam, Mirza Nathan and the other soldiers. The forces reached Mukarram in three marches and he hosted them in his camp with great veneration. Mukarram was given a horse and a number of imperial gifts. Mukarram kissed his brother's hand and the hands of the other soldiers.
Three days later, Mukarram and his forces marched on from Toke and were joined by the forces of Shaykh Kamal and Raja Raghunath. During the fourth march from Toke on the last day of Ramadan, a row took place between Mukarram and Mirza Nathan. Mukarram had announced that the march shall take place after Iftar, however Nathan's colleague, Shaykh Ashraf of Hansi, disagreed and suggested that they should start marching as there is no enemy behind them. Mirza's force started to march which angered Shaykh Kamal (who was with Mukarram's force). Kamal sent his messenger, Nizam, to Mirza reminding them that Mukarram is their commander and that it is only Mukarram's responsibility to sound the march-drums. The Baharistan-i-Ghaibi details the back-and-forth arguments which took place between the two forces during the Hajo expedition. Mukarram decided to leave Nathan alone and instead report the matter to the Subahdar, Islam Khan I. As the quarrels continued, Mukarram patiently awaited the Subahdar's response which finally came, ordering Mukarram to maintain peace with Nathan and continue the expedition.
The expedition was successful and Mukarram was given the news of
Sardar of Sylhet
Following the death of
Only a few months after Sardarship, the Subahdar removed Mukarram from this post out of dissatisfaction and replaced him with
Subahdar of Orissa
Due to his experience in the military and in administration, Mukarram was able to attain the role as governor of
When Bahadur Khan Hijliwal, the
Subahdar of Delhi
Mukarram later went to the imperial court of
Subahdar of Bengal
Subahdar of Bengal
In Bengal, he would travel around on a boat. One day, he ordered for his boat to go back to land so that he could offer the Asr prayer.[9] Due to a heavy wind, Mukarram and his colleagues drowned died in 1627.[11] He and his colleagues are considered shahid (martyrs) in Islam.[12] Fidai Khan was appointed the next subahdar.[11]
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- ^ a b c d e Alexander Rogers. Henry Beveridge (ed.). The Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri; or, Memoirs of Jahangir.
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- ^ Nath, Pratyay (28 Jun 2019). Climate of Conquest: War, Environment, and Empire in Mughal North India. Oxford University Press.
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- ^ Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak(1873). The Ain i Akbari, Volume 1. G. M. Rouse. p. 493.
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- ^ Sahih al-Bukhari, 4:52:82