Islam Khan V
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Islam Khan V whistle, hiss, chirp; 2) be yellow, pale ; 3) to be empty, devoid, vacant...
1147 AH / 1734 AD) was one of the prominent Emir
Emir
Emir , meaning "commander", "general", or "prince"; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world...
and nobleman during the Mughal empire
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
. He was entitled 'Islam Khan' and ‘Barkhurdar Khan’ by Emperor Bahadur Shah I
Bahadur Shah I
Bahadur Shah was a Mughal Emperor, who ruled India from 1707 to 1712. His original name was Qutb ud-Din Muhammad Mu'azzam later titled as Shah Alam by his father. He took the throne name Bahadur Shah in 1707. His name Bahādur means "brave" & "hero" in Turko-Mongol languages...
and remained in many important posts during the successive rules of Bahadur Shah I
Bahadur Shah I
Bahadur Shah was a Mughal Emperor, who ruled India from 1707 to 1712. His original name was Qutb ud-Din Muhammad Mu'azzam later titled as Shah Alam by his father. He took the throne name Bahadur Shah in 1707. His name Bahādur means "brave" & "hero" in Turko-Mongol languages...
, Jahandar Shah
Jahandar Shah
Jahandar Shah was a Mughal Emperor who ruled India for a brief period in 1712-1713. His title was Shahanshah-i-Ghazi Abu'l Fath Muiz-ud-Din Muhammad Jahandar Shah Sahib-i-Quran Padshah-i-Jahan .-Early life:...
, Farrukhsiyar
Farrukhsiyar
Abu'l Muzaffar Muin ud-din Muhammad Shah Farrukh-siyar Alim Akbar Sani Wala Shan Padshah-i-bahr-u-bar [Shahid-i-Mazlum] was the Mughal emperor between 1713 and 1719. Noted as a handsome but weak ruler, easily swayed by his advisers, Farukhsiyar lacked the ability and character to rule independently...
, Rafi ud Darajat, Shah Jahan II and Muhammad Shah
Muhammad Shah
Muhammad Shah also known as Roshan Akhtar, was a Mughal emperor of India between 1719 and 1748. He was son of Khujista Akhtar Jahan Shah, the fourth son of Bahadur Shah I. Ascending the throne at 17 with the help of the Sayyid Brothers, he later got rid of them with the help of Nizam-ul-Mulk Chin...
.
Biography
Barkhurdar Khan II aka Mian Kheesa was the son of Barkhurdar Khan I and great-grandson of Islam Khan IIslam Khan I
Shaikh Alauddin Chisti was a Subahdar and general of the army of the Mughal empire in Bengal, and the first governor of the city of Dhaka, the capital of modern Bangladesh...
. Barkhurdar Khan II was Mansabdar
Mansabdar
Mansabdar was the generic term for the military -type grading of all imperial officials of the Mughal Empire. The mansabdars governed the empire and commanded its armies in the emperor's name...
Punj Hazari (5,000) and also entitled 'Islam Khan' by Shah Alam I and had Mansab 'Darogha Dīwān-e-Khās' (Superintendent of the Diwan-i-Khas) and Khalat
Khalat
A khalat is a loose long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and northern India and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles.The Arabic word "khilat" means "dress" from khil, "to have"....
-e Fakhra and Khalat
Khalat
A khalat is a loose long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and northern India and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles.The Arabic word "khilat" means "dress" from khil, "to have"....
-e Barani. He was 'Mir Atash' (the ‘master gunner’) to Bahadur Shah I
Bahadur Shah I
Bahadur Shah was a Mughal Emperor, who ruled India from 1707 to 1712. His original name was Qutb ud-Din Muhammad Mu'azzam later titled as Shah Alam by his father. He took the throne name Bahadur Shah in 1707. His name Bahādur means "brave" & "hero" in Turko-Mongol languages...
before retirement from court, but was restored to his rank of 5,000 (3,000 horse), and appointed Mir Tuzak Awwal (chief Mir Tuzak / quarter-master general).
This ‘Islam Khan’ (d. 1144 AH, 1731–2 AD) was one Mir Ahmad, first ‘Barkhurdar Khan’, then ‘Islam Khan’, son of Safi Khan (d. 1105 AH 1693–4 AD), the second son of Abdus-salam, first ‘Ikhtisas Khan’, then ‘Islam Khan’, Mashhadi, (d. 1057 AH 1647-8)
This Islam Khan played a crucial role in negotiating a settlement during the crises of clash between many noblemen (clash of the nobles) with Sayyid Brothers.
Awards and honours
- Shah Alam I alias Bahadur Shah IBahadur Shah IBahadur Shah was a Mughal Emperor, who ruled India from 1707 to 1712. His original name was Qutb ud-Din Muhammad Mu'azzam later titled as Shah Alam by his father. He took the throne name Bahadur Shah in 1707. His name Bahādur means "brave" & "hero" in Turko-Mongol languages...
in his first Juloos (royal procession / parade) on early days of Rabi' al-thaniRabi' al-thaniRabī’ al-Thānī is the fourth month in the Islamic Calendar. It is also known as Rabī` al-Ākhir .-Timing:The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year,...
awarded the title Islam KhanIslam KhanIslam Khan may refer to:*Islam Khan I - also known as Islam Khan Chisti *Islam Khan II - also known as Islam Khan Mashhadi *Islam Khan III - also known as Islam Khan Badakhshi...
, Mansab 'Darogha Dīwān-e-Khās' (Superintendent of the Diwan-i-Khas) along with KhalatKhalatA khalat is a loose long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and northern India and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles.The Arabic word "khilat" means "dress" from khil, "to have"....
-e Fakhra, Naqqara and ‘Ilm’ - Shah Alam I in his second Juloos on 9 Dhu al-Qi'dahDhu al-Qi'dahDhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu'l-Qadah, or Dhu al-Qi'dah is the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months in Islam during which warfare is prohibited, hence the name ‘Master of Truce’.- Timing :...
appointed him ‘Darogha Topkhana’, a store of Armory (military)Armory (military)An armory or armoury is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, issued to authorized users, or any combination of those... - Shah Alam I in his third Juloos on 15 Jumada al-awwalJumada al-awwalJumada al-awwal is the fifth month in the Islamic calendar.We can also find the alternative spelling Jumada al-Ula.The origin of the word is as follows: the word Jumda, from which the name of the month is derived, is used to denote dry parched land: land devoid of rain, and hence denote the dry...
awarded him ‘KhalatKhalatA khalat is a loose long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and northern India and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles.The Arabic word "khilat" means "dress" from khil, "to have"....
-e Barani - In the third Juloos of Shah Alam I on 13 ShawwalShawwalShawwāl is the tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Shawwāl means to ‘lift or carry’; so named because she-camels normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.-Fasting during Shawwāl:...
, prince awarded him ‘KhalatKhalatA khalat is a loose long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and northern India and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles.The Arabic word "khilat" means "dress" from khil, "to have".... - Islam Khan was appointed as 'Mir Atash' (the ‘master gunner’) to Shah Alam I
- Shah Alam I in his fourth Juloos on 8 Jumada al-ThaniJumada al-thaniJumada al-Thani is the sixth month in the Islamic Calendar.It is also known as Jumaada al-Akhir and Jumada al-Akhira.This is the sixth month of the Islamic calendar...
awarded KhalatKhalatA khalat is a loose long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and northern India and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles.The Arabic word "khilat" means "dress" from khil, "to have"....
in praise of 'Mir Atash' - ‘Islam Khan Bahadur Mir Atash’ was included in the front-runner battalion in a war during fourth Juloos on 19 ShawwalShawwalShawwāl is the tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Shawwāl means to ‘lift or carry’; so named because she-camels normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.-Fasting during Shawwāl:...
of Shah Alam I - Shah Alam I in his fourth Juloos on 22 ShawwalShawwalShawwāl is the tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Shawwāl means to ‘lift or carry’; so named because she-camels normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.-Fasting during Shawwāl:...
awarded KhalatKhalatA khalat is a loose long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and northern India and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles.The Arabic word "khilat" means "dress" from khil, "to have"....
-e Chaar Parcha - Shah Alam I in his fifth Juloos on 19 RajabRajabRajab is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. The lexical definition of Rajaba is "to respect", of which Rajab is a derivative.This month is regarded as one of the four sacred months in Islam in which battles are prohibited...
1123 AH (1711 AD) appointed Islam Khan as ‘Mir Tuzak Awwal’ (chief Mir Tuzak / quarter-master general) along with KhalatKhalatA khalat is a loose long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and northern India and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles.The Arabic word "khilat" means "dress" from khil, "to have"....
-e Fakhra - Shah Alam I in his fifth Juloos 1711 AD awarded Islam Khan Mir Atash with MansabdarMansabdarMansabdar was the generic term for the military -type grading of all imperial officials of the Mughal Empire. The mansabdars governed the empire and commanded its armies in the emperor's name...
Punj Hazari (5,000) and 2000 + 500 Sawar - On Friday 15 Dhu al-HijjahDhu al-HijjahDhu al-Ḥijjah is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar.This is a very sacred month in the Islamic calendar, marking the end of the year. It is in this month in which the Hajj takes place....
, in the second Juloos of Emperor FarrukhsiyarFarrukhsiyarAbu'l Muzaffar Muin ud-din Muhammad Shah Farrukh-siyar Alim Akbar Sani Wala Shan Padshah-i-bahr-u-bar [Shahid-i-Mazlum] was the Mughal emperor between 1713 and 1719. Noted as a handsome but weak ruler, easily swayed by his advisers, Farukhsiyar lacked the ability and character to rule independently...
, 'Islam Khan' and his close relative Khan Zaman Khan Ali AsgharKhan Zaman Khan Ali AsgharAli Asghar was one of the prominent Emir and nobleman during the Mughal empire. He was entitled 'Khan Zaman Khan Bahadur' by Emperor Farrukhsiyar. He remained in many important posts during the successive rules of Bahadur Shah I, Jahandar Shah, Farrukhsiyar, Rafi ud Darajat, Shah Jahan II and...
attended the Friday prayer along with Emperor FarrukhsiyarFarrukhsiyarAbu'l Muzaffar Muin ud-din Muhammad Shah Farrukh-siyar Alim Akbar Sani Wala Shan Padshah-i-bahr-u-bar [Shahid-i-Mazlum] was the Mughal emperor between 1713 and 1719. Noted as a handsome but weak ruler, easily swayed by his advisers, Farukhsiyar lacked the ability and character to rule independently... - On 20 MuharramMuharramMuharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited...
in the second Juloos of Muhammad ShahMuhammad ShahMuhammad Shah also known as Roshan Akhtar, was a Mughal emperor of India between 1719 and 1748. He was son of Khujista Akhtar Jahan Shah, the fourth son of Bahadur Shah I. Ascending the throne at 17 with the help of the Sayyid Brothers, he later got rid of them with the help of Nizam-ul-Mulk Chin...
, he got the opportunity to meet and discuss the king at Masjid Moth - Islam Khan V (Barkhurdar Khan II) along with his close relative Khan Zaman Khan Ali AsgharKhan Zaman Khan Ali AsgharAli Asghar was one of the prominent Emir and nobleman during the Mughal empire. He was entitled 'Khan Zaman Khan Bahadur' by Emperor Farrukhsiyar. He remained in many important posts during the successive rules of Bahadur Shah I, Jahandar Shah, Farrukhsiyar, Rafi ud Darajat, Shah Jahan II and...
were invited to attend the marriage ceremony of the prince of Shah Alam I - In some last dates of MuharramMuharramMuharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited...
in the 6 Juloos, he was appointed as ‘Bakshigiri Tan’ (Salary officer) in place of Aitamuddaula. He was also awarded with KhalatKhalatA khalat is a loose long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and northern India and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles.The Arabic word "khilat" means "dress" from khil, "to have"....
-e Khas and one ornate 'Qabza-i dhup' (canopyCanopy (building)A canopy is an overhead roof or else a structure over which a fabric or metal covering is attached, able to provide shade or shelter. A canopy can also be a tent, generally without a floor....
). However, on 12th Shaban 1125 AH, 2 September 1713, Ghazi-uddin Khan (Ahmad Beg) obtained charge of the retinue (jalau), vice Islam Khan, who had held it in addition to his principal office of Mir Tuzak.
Death
Hakim Syed Zillur RahmanHakim Syed Zillur Rahman
Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman , is well known for his contribution to Unani medicine. He founded Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in 2000...
in his book ‘Hayat Karam Husain’ quoted his date of death as 21 Safar
Safar
Safar is the second month in the Islamic calendar.The root of the name, صفر ṣafr, has three basic areas of meaning: 1) whistle, hiss, chirp; 2) be yellow, pale ; 3) to be empty, devoid, vacant...
1147 AH / 1734 AD with reference to Tarikh-i Mohammadi while other authors mentioned his death date as 1144 AH / 1731–32 AD
Family history
The family of Barkhurdar Khan belonged to Salim Chishti. Islam Khan IIslam Khan I
Shaikh Alauddin Chisti was a Subahdar and general of the army of the Mughal empire in Bengal, and the first governor of the city of Dhaka, the capital of modern Bangladesh...
was his forefather. This family maintained the traditions of receiving title 'Islam Khan' from Mughal emperors.
It is interesting to note that where one of the daughters of Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad
Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad
Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad was a scholar of repute from Sakras, District Gurgaon . He belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat.-Biography:...
was married to Qazi Ghulam Mustafa
Qazi Ghulam Mustafa
Qazi Ghulam Mustafa was one of the prominent noblemen during the Mughal empire. He was entitled 'Kar Talab Khan' by Bahadur Shah I...
, another daughter Sahib Daulat was married to Barkhurdar Khan II. Because of this relation, Islam Khan V was close to Khan Zaman Khan Ali Asghar
Khan Zaman Khan Ali Asghar
Ali Asghar was one of the prominent Emir and nobleman during the Mughal empire. He was entitled 'Khan Zaman Khan Bahadur' by Emperor Farrukhsiyar. He remained in many important posts during the successive rules of Bahadur Shah I, Jahandar Shah, Farrukhsiyar, Rafi ud Darajat, Shah Jahan II and...
. Both achieved important posts in the court of Mughal kings.
Marriage and children
Barkhurdar II married Sahib Daulat, the daughter of Qazi Syed Rafi MohammadQazi Syed Rafi Mohammad
Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad was a scholar of repute from Sakras, District Gurgaon . He belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat.-Biography:...
and had two sons – elder son Ghulam Baqi aka Maddan was also entitled ‘Barkhurdar Khan’ (Barkhurdar III), while his younger son Ghulam Mohammad aka Saddan was killed (martyred) during the fight between the English forces and Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula was the Subedar Nawab of Oudh from 5 October 1754 to 26 January 1775, and the son of Muhammad Nasir.Though a minor royal, he is best known for his key roles in two definitive battles in Indian history - the Third Battle of Panipat which ended Maratha domination of India, and the...
in 1765. Ghulam Baqi was married to his cousin (daughter of Mah Bibi bint Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad
Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad
Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad was a scholar of repute from Sakras, District Gurgaon . He belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat.-Biography:...
and Noorul Haq ibn Mian Abdur Rahman of Tijara
Tijara
Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara is situated 48 km to the north east of Alwar, the nearest Railwau station is Khairthal. It was founded by Tajpala, Raja of Sarahata, 6 km from Tijara. A scion of Yadav family, he built palaces at...
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