This article is about the Mughal nobleman during the reign of Akbar. For other uses, see Asaf Khan.

Asaf Khan I

Subahdar of Ilahabad
Subahdar of Ilahabad
Reign| c. 1560—c. 1580

House| Asaf Khan
Religion| Sunni Islam
Occupation| Mughal noble
| Allegiance| Mughal Empire

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Battles/wars|

* Battle of Damoh
* Siege of Chouragarh
* Battle of Haldighati

Asaf Khan presenting spoils from the Mughal conquest of Garha to Akbar at Jaunpur in 1565

Asaf Khan I was a Muslim Tajik nobleman of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar. He was governor of Ilahabad Subah and participated in many Mughal military expeditions, leading the Mughal conquest of Garha in 1564 and serving in the Battle of Haldighati in 1576.[1]

After personally attacking Garha and keeping the loot of war, including many precious gems and 800 war elephants, to himself, he rebelled fearing retribution by Akbar and joined many disaffected Uzbek noblemen in seeking independence from Mughal rule, fleeing to his subah on 17 September 1565. However, he soon submitted and was restored to his previous post in 1567.[2]

He probably died at Burhanpur aged 63 in the seventh year of Jahangir's reign (1611–12).[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Chandra, Satish (2007). Medieval India: From Sultanat To The Mughals-Mughal Empire (1526-1748) - Part II. pp. 105–106.
2. ^ Haig, Wolseley (1937). "Akbar, 1556-1573". In Burn, Richard (ed.). The Cambridge History of India. Vol. 4: The Mughul Period. Cambridge. p. 92.
3. ^ Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, 1569-1627. Beveridge, Henry (ed.). The tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī, or, Memoirs of Jahāngīr. Translated by Rogers, Alexander. New Delhi. ISBN 978-81-7156-131-5. OCLC 993066506.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)