Jān Muhammad Khān Bahādur (Bengali: জান মোহাম্মদ খান বাহাদুর, Persian: جان محمد خان بهادر) was a Faujdar of the Mughal Bengal's Sylhet Sarkar. He was the successor of the previous faujdar, Syed Ibrahim Khan. In 1667, Khan granted some land to Sylheti residents.[1] He gave Hariram Bhattacharya, father of Ramkeshav Bhattacharya, some land in Dulali Pargana.[2] Khan was succeeded by Faujdar Mahafata Khan.[3]
Jan Muhammad Khan I | |
|---|---|
| Faujdar of Sylhet Sarkar | |
| In office 1667 | |
| Monarch | Aurangzeb |
| Governor | Shaista Khan |
| Preceded by | Syed Ibrahim Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mahafata Khan |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Syed Mohammad Ali. "A chronology of Muslim faujdars of Sylhet". The Proceedings Of The All Pakistan History Conference. Vol. 1. Karachi: Pakistan Historical Society. p. 280.
- ^ Choudhury, Achyut Charan (2000) [1910]. Srihatter Itibritta: Purbangsho (in Bengali). Kolkata: Kotha. p. 186.
- ^ Syed Murtaza Ali (1965). Hazrat Shah Jalal O Sileter Itihas. p. 94.
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