Lutfullah Khan (Mughal Empire)

Lutfullah Khan was a Mughal General and Provincial Governor of the Alamgiri era.

Nawab

Lutfullah Khan

Nawab of Bijapur
Nawab of Aurangabad
Portrait of Lutfullah Khan

Biography

Lutfullah Khan was a high ranking general of Aurangzeb Alamgir, he was the son of the Mughal Grand Vizier Sa’adullah Khan Shah Jahani.[1] He remained the Governor of Bijapur, Aurangabad and also Punjab on behalf of the imperial prince.[2]

Early career

Lutfullah Khan was made a mansabdar at the age of 11 on his father's death, during the reign of Shah Jahan. Upon the accession of Aurangzeb, he rose to prominence quickly. He was appointed as the Arz-I-Mukarrar of the Empire followed by the head of the royal guard. He distinguished himself at the Siege of Golconda in 1687 by leading a special body of Mughal troops to recover and protect the royal battery (damdama), he held ground around the battery for 3 days until reinforcements arrived, he received a promotion in rank from the Emperor for his display of bravery, he would later be appointed as Governor to several Deccani provinces, he governed Bijapur, Aurangabad and Berar one after the other.[2][3]

References
  1. Catalogue Of The Delhi Museum Of Archaeology. 1926.
  2. Awrangābādī, Shāhnavāz Khān (1979). The Maāt̲h̲ir-ul-umarā: Being Biographies of the Muḥammadan and Hindu Officers of the Timurid Sovereigns of India from 1500 to about 1780 A.D. Janaki Prakashan. pp. 837–840.
  3. Umair Mirza (2019-12-31). Indian History - Collection of Indian History - Collection 3.
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