Ibrahim Khan II

Subahdar of Bengal from 1689 to 1697 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ibrahim Khan II (Persian: ابراهیم خان ای)(reigned: 1689–1697; died 1701) was the Subahdar of Bengal during the reign of emperor Aurangzeb. His only child was a son Named Wazir Ibrahim Khan (1654–1713) and was diwan of Emperor Jahandar Shah. He was killed at the orders of Farrukhsiyar.

MonarchAurangzeb
Preceded byShaista Khan
Succeeded byAzim-us-Shan
Diedc. 1701
Lahore, Lahore, Mughal Empire
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Ibrahim Khan II
28th Subahdar of Bengal
In office
1689 – 22 September 1697
MonarchAurangzeb
Preceded byShaista Khan
Succeeded byAzim-us-Shan
Personal details
Diedc. 1701
Lahore, Lahore, Mughal Empire
ChildrenWazir Ibrahim Khan
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Early life

He was the eldest son of Ali Mardan Khan. Ali Mardan was a noble of Kurdish origin.[1] Prior to the governorship of Bengal, Ibrahim Khan served as the Mughal Subahdar of Kashmir, Lahore and Bihar.[1] He had a son named Zabardast Khan.[1]

Reign

During his reign, English and French traders were granted several farmans to continue trading in Bengal. During 1695–1696, he failed to suppress the revolt of the Chandrakona zamindar, Shobha Singh. Later in 1697, Ibrahim Khan was replaced by emperor Aurangzeb's own grandson, Prince Azim-us-Shan.[citation needed]

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