Khwaja Sabir

Khwaja Sabir
Portrait of Khan Dauran Bahadur Nusrat Jang, painted by Murad, a painter best known for his illustrations in the Padshahnama
Born17th century
Mughal Empire
Died1645
AllegianceMughal Empire
Years of servicec. 1620 - 1645
CommandsMughal Governor of Malwa
Battles / warsBattle of Tons (1624)
Siege and conquest of Qandahar
Siege of Daulatabad (1633)
Siege of Parenda (1634)
Siege of Nagpur (1637)
Relations
  • Khwaja Hisari Naqshbandi(father)
  • Abdullah Khan (father-in-law)

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.