Mirza Ghazi Beg

Mirza Ghazi Beg Tarkhan (Persian: میرزا غازى بیگ ترخان, r. 1601–1612 CE) of the Tarkhan dynasty in Sindh ruled from the capital city of Thatta. He was the most powerful Mughal governor who administered Sindh, during whose rule the region had become fiercely loyal to the Mughals. In Sindh a network of small and large forts manned by cavalry and musketeers further extended Mughal power during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.[2][3]

Ghazi Beg Tarkhan
Mirzā
"Likeness of Mirza Ghazi, son of Mirza Jani". Made by Manohar, a Mughal painter at the Tarkhan Court in the province of Thatta, circa 1610.[1]
Subahdar of Sindh
Reign1 February 1601 – 12 April 1612
PredecessorJani Beg Tarkhan
SuccessorMuzaffar Khan Mamuri
Born1584
Died12 April 1612
(aged 28)
Thatta, Thatta Subah, Mughal Empire
(present day Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan)
Names
Mirza Ghazi Beg Khan Tarkhan
HouseTarkhan dynasty
FatherJani Beg Tarkhan
ReligionSunni Islam

He was a descendant of the powerful Mirza clan which had arrived in the region with the Mughal emperor Babur who had conquered South Asia in 1526. Mirza Ghazi Beg spoke nearly two languages which included Persian (the official and native language of the Mughals), and some Turkic.

He is remembered for the completion of the monumental Shah Jahan Mosque built in 1647-49 at Thatta, he is also credited for introducing the Sindhi Abjad (new Sindhi alphabets alongside the original Arabic Alphabets). He was a charismatic leader who had a deep passion for Horse-back archery and Sufi teachings. Mirza Ghazi Beg took action against the rebellious Hindu Brahmans. Debal the port along the coastal area of Thatta was attacked by the Portuguese Admiral Fernão Mendes Pinto in an attempt to capture or destroy the Ottoman vessels anchored there, the port was heavy damaged and a large Mughal force armed with muskets was deployed on the shores to avoid such attacks and landings by the Portuguese.

References
  1. Museum, Victoria and Albert. "Mirza Ghazi Manohar V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections.
  2. The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia by Nicholas Tarling p.39
  3. Cambridge illustrated atlas, warfare: Renaissance to revolution, 1492-1792 by Jeremy Black p.16
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