Jan Muhammad Khan

Jān Muhammad Khān Bahādur (Bengali: জান মোহাম্মদ খান বাহাদুর, Persian: جان محمد خان بهادر) was a Faujdar of the Mughal Bengal's Sylhet Sarkar. He was the successor of the previous faujdar, Syed Ibrahim Khan. In 1667, Khan granted some land to Sylheti residents.[1] He gave Hariram Bhattacharya, father of Ramkeshav Bhattacharya, some land in Dulali Pargana.[2] Khan was succeeded by Faujdar Mahafata Khan.[3]

Jan Muhammad Khan I
Faujdar of Sylhet Sarkar
In office
1667
MonarchAurangzeb
GovernorShaista Khan
Preceded bySyed Ibrahim Khan
Succeeded byMahafata Khan

See also

References

  1. Syed Mohammad Ali. "A chronology of Muslim faujdars of Sylhet". The Proceedings Of The All Pakistan History Conference. Vol. 1. Karachi: Pakistan Historical Society. p. 280.
  2. Choudhury, Achyut Charan (2000) [1910]. Srihatter Itibritta: Purbangsho (in Bengali). Kolkata: Kotha. p. 186.
  3. Syed Murtaza Ali (1965). Hazrat Shah Jalal O Sileter Itihas. p. 94.


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