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Ghazi-ud-din Khan (I) (1649–1710) Other names: Xaabudican Biographical Shahab-ud-din Khan Firoz Jang, 1687 Ghazi-ud-din Khan, 1684 Governor of Gujrat Governor of Berar Governor of the Deccan A Turani noble and general of the Mughal armies, where he distnguished himself in various campaigns, Jang's original name was Mir Shahab-uddun and he was the son of Kulich Khan Sadr-us-Sudur. He was raised to the rank of an amir with the title of Firoz Jang, after his father's death, by the emperor 'Alamgir. His son was the renown Nizam-ul-Mulk 'Asaf Jah whose descendants are known to Europeans as Nizams of the Deccan. Jang had been blind for the last twenty years of his life, possibly due to an epidemic, but he continued to command armies. It was rumoured that the Emperor 'Alamgir had made his physicians take out his eyes. His remains were transported to Dehli, and interred in the yard of the college built by him outside the Ajmiri Gate. Place of death: Ahmadabad Place of burial: Delhi |
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