Archive for March, 2010
Safdarjung’s Tomb, New Delhi
Safdarjung Mirza Muqim Abul Mansoor Khan (1708-54), better known by his title, Safdarjung, was the powerful governor of the province of Awadh and a key member of cabinet under the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (1719-48) and later prime minister under his successor, Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1748-54). It is said that by the year 1750, Safdarjung [...]
kjohri | Mar 17, 2010 | Comments 0
Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana’s Tomb, New Delhi
Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana Mirza Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana (1556-1627), popularly known as Rahim, was son of Bairam Khan and was one of the Navaratnas, or main ministers, in the court of the great Mughal emperor, Akbar. Abdul Rahim was a learned man with great command over Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Hindi and Sanskrit languages. Abdul Rahim is [...]
kjohri | Mar 07, 2010 | Comments 0
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