Khwaja Sabir
Khwaja Sabir | |
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Portrait of Khan Dauran Bahadur Nusrat Jang, painted by Murad, a painter best known for his illustrations in the Padshahnama | |
| Born | 17th century Mughal Empire |
| Died | 1645 |
| Allegiance | Mughal Empire |
| Years of service | c. 1620 - 1645 |
| Commands | Mughal Governor of Malwa |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Tons (1624) Siege and conquest of Qandahar Siege of Daulatabad (1633) Siege of Parenda (1634) Siege of Nagpur (1637) |
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Khwaja Sabir, Nasiri Khan or Khan-i-Dauran was an Indian Muslim viceroy of the Deccan and one of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s leading sardars. He received the title "Khan Dauran" during the conquest of Daulatabad. He died in Lahore in 1645 from a knife wound from his own attendant, a Kashmiri Brahmin. He held the rank of 7,000 soldiers.