Mir Jumla II
Mir Jumla II | |
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| 14th Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire | |
| In office April 1656 – 1657 | |
| Monarch | Aurangzeb |
| Preceded by | Saadullah Khan |
| Succeeded by | Jafar Khan |
| 23rd Subahdar of Bengal | |
| In office 9 May 1660 – 30 March 1663 | |
| Monarch | Aurangzeb |
| Preceded by | Shah Shuja |
| Succeeded by | Shaista Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1591 Isfahan, Safavid Iran |
| Died | 30 March 1663 (aged 72) Mankachar, Ahom Kingdom |
| Children | Muhammad Amin Khan |
| Relatives | Taslimuddin Ahmad |
| Religion | Shi'a Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Golconda Sultanate (1637–1655) Mughal Empire (1656–1663) |
| Branch/service | Army of the Mughal Empire |
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Mir Jumla II (12 February 1591 – 30 March 1663), or Amir Jumla, also known as Ardistānī Mir Muhammad, was a military general, wealthy diamond trader, a Vizier of Golconda sultanate, and later a prominent subahdar of Bengal under the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Mir Jumla was a powerful politician that played important role in northern and Peninsular region of India during the reign of Shah Jahan to Aurangzeb, where he encountered multiple European nation companies interest in India, such as Danish East India Company, East India Company, Dutch East India Company, and Portuguese East India Company.
He commanded the vast merchant fleets enterprise which sailed throughout Surat, Thatta, Arakan, Ayuthya, Balasore, Aceh, Melaka, Johore, Bantam, Makassar, Ceylon, Bandar Abbas, Mecca, Jeddah, Basra, Aden, Masqat, Mocha and the Maldives. The most important aspect of Mir Jumla's rule in Bengal was his northeastern frontier military campaign against Koch Bihar and the Ahom kingdom.