Hifzullah Khan Thaheem was a Muslim Jatt noble of the Mughal Empire who was appointed governor of several Mughal provinces during the reign of Aurangzeb Alamgir in the late 17th century.[1] He was a son of the famous Mughal Grand Vizier Sa'adullah Khan.[2] He remained the Naib Subahdar of Punjab, Subahdar of Kashmir and later Sindh where he passed away.[3][4] He was paternal grandfather of Nizam of Hyderabad, Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat.[5]
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During the tenure of Hifzullah Khan as the Governor of Kashmir, the Raja of Jammu broke out into open revolt against Mughals, he was reduced to submission by Hifzullah Khan.[6]
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Hifzullah Khan, son of S'adullah Khan, Subahdar of Thattha and Faujdar of Siwistan
- ^ "The First Nizām: The Life and Times of Nizāmu'l-Mulk Āsaf Jāh I". INDIAN CULTURE. p. 41. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Sufi, G. M. D. (1974). Kashīr, Being a History of Kashmir from the Earliest Times to Our Own. Light & Life Publishers.
The Raja of Jammu broke out into open revolt, and was reduced to submission by Hifzullah Khan who had succeeded Ibrahim Khan in 1686
- ^ Hadi, Nabi (1995). Dictionary of Indo-Persian Literature. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-311-3.
Deputy Governor of Punjab, Nawwab Hifz Ullah Khan
- ^ Beveridge H. (1952). The Maathir Ul Umara Vol-ii (1952). The Calcutta Oriental Press Ltd. p. 647.
- ^ G_m_d_sufi (1948). Kashir(being A History Of Kashmir).