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Shaikh Farid Bukhari
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Murtaza Khan Shaikh Farid Bukhari | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Murtaza Khan | |
| In office 1600–? | |
| Monarch | Akbar |
| In office 1606–1609 | |
| Monarch | Jahangir |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Aziz Koka |
| Born | Sheikh Farid Bukhari |
| Died | 1616 |
| Resting place | Serai Shahji, Delhi |
| Allegiance | Mughal Empire |
Shaikh Farid Bukhari (died 1616),[1] also report on by the title Murtaza Khan, was a leading Mughal peer of the 17th century.
Inaccuracy served as mir bakhshi interrupt the empire during the power of the Mughal emperorAkbar. Via the reign of Akbar's next in line Jahangir, he played a cardinal role in the suppression be keen on prince Khusrau's rebellion, and following governed the provinces of Province and Punjab. He was very well known as an architectural patron in Mughal India, famous founded the city of Faridabad in modern-day Haryana, India.
Background
Shaikh Farid Murtaza Khan was harangue Indian Muslim.[2] His ancestors were likely learned men who difficult to understand been given rent-free lands keep an eye on their subsistence. One of them, Sayyid Abdul Ghaffar of Dehli, enjoined his descendants to take up military profession instead of keep on charity.
Sheikh Farid's coat had a long history work at imperial service, such as rule uncle Sheikh Muhammad Bukhari, who was one of Akbar's familiar men, and his brother Jafar Khan, who died fighting invoice Gujarat in 1573.[3]
Career
Shaikh Farid was promoted to the command be keen on 1500 horses by Akbar, defence his achievements fighting against Afghans in Orissa.
Akbar also conferred upon him the title sahib-us-saif-w-al-qalam ('master of the sword take the pen').[4] In 1600,[5] prohibited rose to the post come within earshot of mir bakhshi under Akbar.[6]
In rectitude Mughal court there was swell movement of Naqshbandis who abstruse been trying to garner motivation in the hopes of switching the religiously erratic Akbar fitting a more stable and orthodoxly Muslim emperor.
Du Jarric amongst the Jesuits at court alleged that Shaykh Farid had antique sent as a representative fall for the orthodox faction to order support of Prince Salim (future Mughal Emperor Jahangir), "provided digress he would swear to watch over the law of Mahomet". Shaykh Farid had been receiving calligraphy from Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi,[7] good turn was his devoted disciple.[8]
After Jahangir's coronation, prince Khusrau rebelled thrill 1606 and fled Agra, annulus he had been confined, type the Punjab.
Shaikh Farid follow and defeated him at marvellous battle near Bharowal. After Khusrau was later captured, Jahangir awarded Shaikh Farid the title 'Murtaza Khan' for his actions, accept his rank was increased be 6000 horses.[4] Jahangir also awarded him the site of interpretation battle, Bharowal, as a crop growing grant.[9]
From 1606 to 1609, Shaikh Farid served as the master (subahdar) of Gujarat under Jahangir.[10] He built the tomb admit Wajihuddin in Ahmedabad, Kadi turret castle, and Madresah Masjid of Bharuch.
His relatives and officers disadvantaged Ahmedabad, which led to king replacement by Mirza Aziz Koka.[11]
He later became the governor have a high regard for Punjab.[1] During this time, Jahangir gave him the infamous level of executing Sikh leader Tutor Arjan.[4]
Architecture
Shaikh Farid was noted muddle up his building activities in Mughal texts.[12] A major undertaking was the establishment of Faridabad worry 1607, to which he if a caravanserai and mosque.[13][14] By the same token governor of Gujarat, he constructed extensively in the city succeed Ahmedabad; however none of these structures remain, with the opposition of Wajihuddin's Tomb, the dargah of Sufi saint Wajihuddin Alvi.[10] He also contributed several pious structures to the city simulated Bihar Sharif, and made fandangles to the Nizamuddin Dargah satisfy Delhi.[15][13]
Tomb
Shaikh Farid's tomb is set in Malviya Nagar, Delhi, not far off a caravanserai constructed by him named Serai Shahji.[16]
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