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| '''Bairam Khan''' also '''Bayram Khan''' (]: '''بيرام خان''') (d. ]) was |
'''Bairam Khan''' also '''Bayram Khan''' (]: '''بيرام خان''') (d. ]) was a powerful ] noble<ref name="Iranica"></ref> who served as the regent to the underage ] ruler ], who came to power in 1556. | ||
| Khan belonged to the ] ] tribe who had ruled Western Persia for decades before being overthrown by their ] rivals and, eventually, by the Safavid dynasty. He wrote ] as well as ]. | Khan belonged to the ] ] tribe<ref name="Iranica" /> who had ruled Western Persia for decades before being overthrown by their ] rivals and, eventually, by the Safavid dynasty. He wrote ] as well as ]. | ||
| Bairam was very important in securing Akbar's rule during the young ruler's first years in power. He also contributed greatly to the reconquest of the Mughal empire under ], while his most notable battle was at the ]. he was appointed as a guardian for Akbar. | Bairam was very important in securing Akbar's rule during the young ruler's first years in power. He also contributed greatly to the reconquest of the Mughal empire under ], while his most notable battle was at the ]. he was appointed as a guardian for Akbar. | ||
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| He was killed by a ] Afghan while traveling through ] . | He was killed by a ] Afghan while traveling through ] . | ||
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Bairam Khan also Bayram Khan (Persian: بيرام خان) (d. 1561) was a powerful Iranian noble who served as the regent to the underage Mughal ruler Akbar, who came to power in 1556.
Khan belonged to the Turkmen Qara Qoyunlu tribe who had ruled Western Persia for decades before being overthrown by their Aq Qoyunlu rivals and, eventually, by the Safavid dynasty. He wrote poetry in Persian as well as Azeri Turkish.
Bairam was very important in securing Akbar's rule during the young ruler's first years in power. He also contributed greatly to the reconquest of the Mughal empire under Humayun, while his most notable battle was at the Second Battle of Panipat. he was appointed as a guardian for Akbar.
Bairam was dismissed upon Akbar's coming-of-age in 1560. He then left upon a hajj to Mecca.
When Bairam asked Akbar to execute Hemu, Akbar refused - so Bairam instead seized his sword and decapitated Hemu himself.
He was killed by a Lohani Afghan while traveling through Gujarat 1.
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