Fidai Khan Koka
| Fidai Khan Koka | |||||
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| Nawab Sipahsalar | |||||
| 25th Subahdar of Bengal | |||||
| Reign | 1676-1677 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shaista Khan | ||||
| Successor | Azam Shah | ||||
| Badshah | Aurangzeb | ||||
| Born | Muzaffar Hussain | ||||
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| Religion | Islam | ||||
Fidai Khan Koka,[a] born Muzaffar Hussain, was a Mughal noble who was the governor of Awadh and Lahore[1] and master of ordnance and foster brother to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.[2] Aurangzeb had two foster-brothers, Fida and Bahadur Khan, who was Aurangzeb's favourite.[3] Fidai Khan was credited with leading construction on the Mughal gardens known as the Pinjore Gardens near Chandigarh, the Teele Wali Masjid (1658–1660) in Lucknow, and the Badshahi Mosque (1671–1673) of Lahore.[4]
Legacy
[edit]Pinjore Garden was built during the early days of Aurangzeb's rule, however the exact dates of completion are not known. Since the time of Shah Jahan, the Mughals reserved the pavilions with Balustered columns supporting the cusped arches only for the use of the Shahanshah and his immediate family, hence, it was likely built for Aurangzeb's personal use as a summer retreat.[5]
Gallery
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Pinjore sarovar within the Mughal Gardens -
Main hayat in Pinjore. -
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Badshahi Mosque of Lahore built by Fidai Khan Koka -
A night view of the Badshahi Mosque of Lahore
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Koka is suffix for foster brother
References
[edit]- ^ [*Medieval Islamic Civilization, Josef W. Meri. Taylor & Francis, ISBN 0415966914
- ^ "(#205) Khan Jahan Bahadur Zafar Jang Kukaltash and his father Mir Abu'l-Ma'ali, by Hunhar, Mughal, circa 1675-80". Sothebys.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "(#205) Khan Jahan Bahadur Zafar Jang Kukaltash and his father Mir Abu'l-Ma'ali, by Hunhar, Mughal, circa 1675-80". Sothebys.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ The Cambridge History of India: Turks and Afghans. Volume 3. Sir Wolseley Haig, pp.567
- ^ Architecture of Mughal India, Part 1, Volume 4, By Catherine Blanshard Asher, Catherine Ella Blanshard Asher, pp.272
External links
[edit]- Summary description of the garden, history, architecture Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine