Prince of the Safavid Family Deputy - Vazir of Avadh Mir Bakshi of the States
Vakil-i-Mutlaq of the Mughal Empire
Office holding
c. 1779 – 1782
Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Empire
Years-active
30 October 1770 – 26 April 1782
Predecessor
Najib-ud-Daulah
Mughal courtier
Reign
c. 1740 – 1782
Padishah
Shah Alam II
Born
1723 C.E. Safavid Empire (present Iran)
Died
26 April 1782 (aged 58-59) Delhi, Mughal Empire
Children
Fatima (d. 1820) Mirza Najaf Quli Khan (adopted)
Names
Mirza Najaf Khan Safavid
Dynasty
Safavid dynasty
Religion
Shia Islam
Occupation
Safavid Prince Mughal Commander-in-Chief
Military career
Allegiance
Mughal Empire
Rank
Mir Bakshi of the empire
Battles/wars
Third Battle of Panipat Battle of Chandighat (1771) Battle of Buxar Mughal-Jat wars Battle of Khatu Shyamji Mughal-Sikh wars
Mīrzā Najaf Khān Bahādur, simply known as Mirza Najaf Khan (1723 – 26 April 1782) was an adventurer[1] of Safavid lineage who came to Delhi around 1740 from Iran after Nader Shah had displaced Safavid dynasty in 1736. He became a courtier of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II (1740 – 1782). He married his sister into the family of the Shia Nawab of Awadh, which resulted in him gaining the title of Deputy Wazir of Awadh. He served during the Battle of Buxar, and he was the highest commander of the Mughal army from 1772 till his death in April 1782.[2][3]
Mirza Najaf Khan's incomplete tomb, the commander-in-chief of the Mughal Army during the reign of Shah Alam II.
^B. Singh, Rahul (2015). City Level Projects – Rejuvenation of Najafgarh Waterway – Vision for Delhi (West Zone). Delhi Urban Art Commission. pp. 11–12.
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MīrzāNajafKhān Bahādur, simply known as MirzaNajafKhan (1723 – 26 April 1782) was an adventurer of Safavid lineage who came to Delhi around 1740 from...
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troops. MirzaNajafKhan and Amir Abbas Khan first climbed the tower with 200 soldiers. Sam Khan, Hassan Ali Khan, Mohammadreza Khan, and Qasem Khan could...
put the Mughal Emperor back to throne. He appointed a Shia general MirzaNajafKhan as his minister and the relieved Shias abolished Taqiyya. In 1788 AD...
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counter-attack against the Sikhs. The Mughal force was led by the Wazir MirzaNajafKhan (Nawab Majad-Ud-Daula) under the banner of the crown prince. The Mughal...
million rupees worth of gemstones and later died in poverty in 1777. MirzaNajafKhan reorganized formations around Shah Alam II, who retreated and then...
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