Mirza Ghazi Beg

Mirza Ghazi Beg
Mirza
Ghazi
Beg
"Likeness of Mirza Ghazi, son of Mirza Jani". Made by Manohar Das, a Mughal painter at the Tarkhan Court in the province of Thatta, circa 1610.[1]
3rd Subahdar of Thatta Subah
Reign1 February 1601 – 12 April 1612
PredecessorJani Beg Tarkhan
SuccessorMuzaffar Khan Mamuri
Born1584
Thatta, Sindh Sultanate
Died12 April 1612
(aged 28)
Thatta, Thatta Subah, Mughal Empire
(present day Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan)
Names
Mirza Ghazi Beg Khan Turkhan
HouseTarkhan dynasty
FatherMirza Jani Beg Turkhan
ReligionSunni Islam

Mirza Ghazi Beg (c. 1584–1612 CE) of the Tarkhan dynasty in Sindh ruled from the capital city of Thatta. In Sindh a network of small and large forts manned by cavalry and musketeers further extended Mughal power during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Museum, Victoria and Albert (1610). "Mirza Ghazi Manohar V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections.
  2. ^ The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia by Nicholas Tarling p.39
  3. ^ Cambridge illustrated atlas, warfare: Renaissance to revolution, 1492-1792 by Jeremy Black p.16 [1]
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