Fidai Khan Koka
| Fidai Khan Koka | |||||
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| Nawab Sipahsalar | |||||
| 25th Subahdar of Bengal | |||||
| Reign | 1676-1677 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shaista Khan | ||||
| Successor | Azam Shah | ||||
| Badshah | Aurangzeb | ||||
| Born | Muzaffar Hussain | ||||
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| Religion | Islam | ||||
Fidai Khan Koka, born Muzaffar Hussain, was a Mughal noble who was the governor of Awadh and Lahore, the Mughal master of ordnance and a foster brother to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb had two foster-brothers, Fidai and Bahadur Khan, who was Aurangzeb's favourite. Fidai Khan was credited with leading construction on the Mughal gardens known as the Pinjore Gardens near Chandigarh, the Teele Wali Masjid (1658–1660) in Lucknow, and the Badshahi Mosque (1671–1673) in Lahore.