Haibat Khan Niazi

Haibat Khan Niazi was an Afghan noble and military leader in the Sur Empire. He was the most powerful noble of Sher Shah Suri and Commander of the Niazi contingent of his army.[1] He is best known for bringing law and order in Multan by destroying the power of Balochs and Fetah Khan Jat dominated the entire South Punjab. Sher Shah Suri granted him the title of Azam Hamayun[2] and appointed him governor of the Punjab.[3]

Haibat Khan Niazi
هیبت خان نیازی
Died16th Century
Punjab (present-day, Punjab, Pakistan)
Other namesAzam Hamayan
Occupation(s)Noble, Governor of the Punjab

He is a paternal ancestor of Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and former Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Conquest of Kashmir, Multan and Sindh

Sher Shah Suri ordered Khan to conquer Kashmir, Multan and Sindh in present-day Pakistan. Haibat Khan first conquered Kashmir and installed the Chak dynasty. The conquest of Multan and Sindh and the restoration of law and order was completed by November, 1543.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Early history of Niazi tribe". 4 March 2015. Retrieved 17 Jan 2016.
  2. Erskine, William (1854). A History of India Under the Two First Sovereigns of the House of Taimur, Báber and Humáyun, vol. 2. Mogul Empire: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 455.
  3. Agrawal, Ashvini (1 January 1983). Studies in Mughal History. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 66. ISBN 978-81-208-2326-6.
  4. Sharma, S.R. (1999). Mughal Empire in India: A Systematic Study Including Source Material, Volume 1. India: Atlantic Publishers. p. 127. ISBN 9788171568178.
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