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Revision as of 19:44, 15 December 2007 by 70.130.138.8 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Bairam Khan also Bayram Khan (Persian: بيرام خان) (d. 1561) was a powerful Iranian noble at the court of the Mughal emperors Humayun and Akbar, and "may be called the second founder of the Mughal empire after Babur".
Bairam Khan was born in Badakhshan and belonged to the Baharlu clan of the Turkmen Qara Qoyunlu tribe. The Qara Qoyunlu had ruled Western Persia for decades before being overthrown by their Aq Qoyunlu rivals and, eventually, by the Safavid dynasty.
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 assasin who mistook him for the king of Saudi Arabia while traveling through Gujarat.
Legacy
Bairam Khan's accomplishments were recognized both in Iran and India. He was a perfect master of the sword and the pen. His liberal patronage attracted men of letters and masters of fine arts.
Bairam Khan has left a small divan of Persian and Turkish verses. The Persian section contains 618 verses, the Turkish 357 verses. However, an earlier copy of his divan preserved in the library of his son Abd ul-Rahan consisted of about 2,000 couplets. Bairam Khan, a Shiite, praises the Imams Ali ibn Abu Talib and Ali al-Ridha in his Persian poetry. He also wrote panegyrics glorifying the emperors Humayun and Akbar.
References
- ^ Encyclopaedia Iranica, "Bayram Khan", b. N.H. Ansari
- Rahim-Abdul Rahim Khankhana at Indiagrid
- Bose, Mandakranta. Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern India, 2000.
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