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Mirza Abu Talib (b. 22 November 1600 – d. 1694), better known as Shaista Khan, was a Moghul General and the Subahdar of Mughal Bengal, he was maternal uncle to the Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb, he acted as a key figure during his reign, Shaista Khan initially governed the Deccan, where he clashed with the Maratha ruler Shivaji, However, he was ...
Shaista Khan Mughal subahdar who ruled Bengal for long 24 years (1664-1688) with a break for a little over one year in 1678-79. His tenure of office as a subahdar in Bengal was the longest. Of Iranian origin (son of Asaf Khan and grandson of Mirza Ghias Beg Itimaduddaula) his family was connected with the Mughal royal family.
Shaista Khan, the alias of Mirza Abu Talib, was a Bengali commander in the Mughal Empire. He was an influential maternal uncle during Aurangzeb's rule. In the Deccan, Shaista Khan engaged Shivaji in battle. His full name was Shaista Khan (sometimes referred to as Mirza Abu Talib). He served as Bengal’s subahdar and a commander in the Mughal army.
Shaista Khan, with his better equipped and well provisioned army of 80,000 seized Pune. He also took the nearby fort of Chakan , besieging it for a month and a half before breaching the walls. [66] He established his residence at Shivaji's palace of Lal Mahal .
Dec 18, 2014 · Shivaji's Trick On Shaista Khan. Anjali Sharma. Updated on : 18 Dec 2014, 9:41 am. 4 min read. Through his fearless and brazen ways, Shivaji metamorphosed from a small time warlord into a...
Mirza Abu Talib (b. 22 November 1600 – d. 1694), better known as Shaista Khan, was a Moghul General and the Subahdar of Mughal Bengal, he was maternal uncle to the Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb, he acted as a key figure during his reign, Shaista Khan initially governed the Deccan, where he clashed with the Maratha ruler Shivaji, However, he was most ...
Aug 1, 2021 · Mirza Abu Talib, (c. 1600–1694) better known as Shaista Khan (Bengali: শায়েস্তা খান) was a general and the subahdar of Mughal Bengal. A maternal uncle to the emperor Aurangzeb, he acted as a key figure...
Aurangzeb installed Shaista Khan as the new Nawab of Bengal replacing Shah Shuja. Shaista Khan was very strict with the Portuguese, thus emboldening their superiority on the sea, which eventually led to the tragedies of the Child's War. Citation
Better known as Shaista Khan was a subahdar and a general in the Mughal army. A maternal uncle to Emperor Aurangzeb,[3] he served as the Mughal governor of Bengal from 1664 to 1688, and was a key figure during the rule of his nephew. Under Shaista Khan's authority, the city of Dhaka and Mughal power in the province attained its greatest heights.
Sep 12, 2019 · Shaesta Khan was the brother of Shah Jahan's wife, Empress Mumtaz Mahal and the maternal uncle of Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja, Aurangzeb and Muradbaksh. Shaesta's father, Asaf Khan, was the brother of Noorjahan. Shaesta Khan, before coming to Dhaka, was the Subehdaar of the Deccan.
