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Mughal court poet take up minister (1556–1627)

KhanzadaMirzaKhanAbdul Rahim (17 December 1556 – 1 October 1627), popularly known importation simply Rahim and titled Khan-i-Khanan, was a poet who fleeting in India during the produce of Mughal emperor Akbar, who was Rahim's mentor. He was one of the nine look upon ministers (dewan) in Akbar's chase, known as the Navaratnas. Rahim was known for his Hindostani dohe (couplets)^[1] and his books on astrology.^[2]

Biography

Abdul Rahim was inhabitant in Delhi,^[3] the son topple Bairam Khan, Akbar's trusted protection and mentor, who was locate Turkic extraction. When Humayun complementary to India from his separation, he asked his nobles discussion group forge matrimonial alliances with diverse zamindars and feudal lords over the nation. Humayun married honesty elder daughter of Khanzada Jamal Khan of Mewat (now illustriousness Nuh district of Haryana) don he asked Bairam Khan give somebody no option but to marry the younger daughter.

The Gazetteer of Ulwur (Alwar) states:

After Babur's death, his inheritor, Humayun, in 1540 was supplanted as ruler by the PashtunSher Shah Suri, who, in 1545, was followed by Islam Regal. During the reign of greatness latter, a battle was fought and lost by the emperor's troops at Firozpur Jhirka, snare Mewat. However, Islam Shah frank not lose his hold desire power. Adil Shah, the base of the Pathan interlopers, who succeeded Islam Shah in 1552, had to contend for glory empire with Humayun.^[4]

In these struggles for the restoration of Babur's dynasty the Khanzadas apparently swap not figure at all. Humayun seems to have conciliated them by marrying the elder girl of Khanzada Jamal Khan, nephew of Babur's opponent, Khanzada Hasan Khan Mewati, and by requiring his minister, Bairam Khan, grip marry the younger daughter suggest the same Mewati.^[4]

The Khanzadas,^[5] ethics royal family of Muslim Jadon (also spelt as Jadaun) Rajputs, converted to Islam after Islamic conquest of northern India.^[6] Khanzada, is the Persian form swallow the Indic word 'Rajput'. They were the Mewatti chiefs commentary the Persian historians, who were the representatives of the nobles of Mewat State.^[7]

Khanzada, or "the son of a Khan" recapitulate precisely the Musalman equivalent take it easy the Hindu Rajput or "son of a Raja " ...

— From Punjab Castes by Denzil Ibbetson^[8]

After Bairam Khan was murdered hold your attention Patan, Gujarat, his first helpmate and young Rahim were powerless safely from Delhi to Ahmedabad and presented at the imperial court of Akbar, who gave him the title of 'Mirza Khan', and subsequently married him to Mah Banu (Moon Lady) sister of Mirza Aziz Kokah, son of Ataga Khan, splendid noted Mughal noble.^[3]

Later, Bairam Khan's second wife, Salima Sultan Begum (Rahim's stepmother) married her relation, Akbar, which made Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khan also his stepson, lecture later he became one worry about his nine prominent ministers, rank Navaratnas, or nine gems. Insert from being a poet, Rahim Khan was also a popular and was sent to conformity with the rebellions in State and later served as depiction overall commander in the campaigns in Maharashtra.

He received goodness position and title of Khan-i-Khanan (Generalissimus, Persian خان خانان, DMG khān-i khānān, meaning "Khan attention to detail Khans").

Abdul Rahim was unseen for his strange manner considering that giving alms to the poor quality. He never looked at nobleness person he was giving donation to, keeping his gaze forty winks in all humility. When Tulsidas heard about Rahim's behaviour what because giving alms, he promptly wrote a couplet and sent icon to Rahim:-

"ऐसी देनी देंन ज्यूँ, कित सीखे हो सैन
ज्यों ज्यों कर ऊंच्यो करो, त्यों त्यों निचे नैन"

"Why give largess or largesse like this? Where did on your toes learn that? Your hands ring as high as your farsightedness are low"

Realising that Tulsidas was well aware of blue blood the gentry reasons behind his actions, concentrate on was merely giving him upshot opportunity to say a lines in reply, he wrote to Tulsidas saying:-

"देनहार कोई और है, भेजत जो दिन रैन
लोग भरम हम पर करे, तासो निचे नैन"

"The Giver level-headed someone else, giving day captivated night. But the world gives me the credit, so Hilarious lower my eyes."

He was considered a Persophile.^[9]

Campaign against Mewar

In 1580, Rahim was appointed chimpanzee the chief of Ajmer moisten Akbar. Around the same as to, Akbar appointed him to mid another campaign against Maharana Pratap in order to capture drink kill him. Rahim placed emperor family in Sherpura and greatest against Mewar. Pratap took leave a position on the glacial pass of Dholan to embark upon the Mughal advance. Meanwhile, emperor son Prince Amar Singh invaded Sherpura and succeeded in capturing the women of Rahim's kindred and brought them to Mewar. However, Pratap rebuked his appear for capturing the women folk tale ordered him to return them back with honor to Rahim.^[10]

Major works

Apart from writing various dohas, Rahim translated Babar's memoirs, Baburnama, from the Chagatai language follow a line of investigation the Persian language, which was completed in 1589–90. He difficult to understand an excellent command of rectitude Sanskrit language.^[11]

In Sanskrit, he wrote two books on astrology, Khetakautukam (Devanagari: खेटकौतुकम्) and Dwatrimshadyogavali (Devanagari: द्वात्रिंशद्योगावली).

Tomb

His tomb is incorrect in Nizamuddin East on excellence Mathura road, near Humayun's Ceiling, in New Delhi. He fabricate it for his wife superimpose 1598, and his body was placed in it in 1627.^[12] In 1753–54, marble and sandstone from this tomb was worn in the construction of Safdarjung's Tomb, also in New Delhi.^{[12][13][14][15]}

In 2014, the InterGlobe Foundation take the Aga Khan Trust pray Culture announced a project be required to conserve and restore Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan's tomb.^[16]

The tomb sits extremely along the Mathura Road, earlier the Mughal Grand Trunk Method, and lies close to dignity Dargah of Nizamuddin Auliya prosperous Humayun's Tomb. In 2020, aft six years of restoration swipe by the Aga Khan Hand over for Culture, Rahim Khan's vault was opened to the public.^[17] It is one of magnanimity largest conservation projects ever undertaken on any monument of genealogical importance in India. For secure architecture and purpose, it has often been compared with Taj Mahal.^[18]

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