16. ATA MUHAMMAD KHAN BARAKZAI

ATA MUHAMMAD KHAN BARAKZAI, son ofPainda Khan Barakzai, became the governor of Kashmir in 1809. When Shah Shuja`, the king of Afghanistan, was dethroned, he fled towards the Punjab. At Attock he was captured by the governor, Jaharidad Khan. who sent ...

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17. AURANGZIB, MUHI UD-DIN MUHAMMAD ALAMGIR

AURANGZIB, MUHI UDDIN MUHAMMAD ALAMGIR (16181707), the last of the great Mughal emperors of India, ascended the throne of Delhi on 21 July 1658 after he had gained a decisive victory in the war of succession at Samugarh, near Agra, on 29 May 1658. Au...

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18. AZIM KHAN, MUHAMMAD

AZIM KHAN, MUHAMMAD (d. 1823), was one of the sons ofPainda Khan and a brother of Fateh Khan, who appointed him governor of Kashmir in April 1813. In 1814, Maharaja Ranjit Singh made an unsuccessful attempt to conquer Kashmir. On the death of Fateh K...

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19. AZIZ UD-DIN, FAQIR

AZIZ UDDIN, FAQIR (17801845), physician, diplomat, and foreign minister at the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was the eldest son of Ghulam Mohy udDin, a leading physician of Lahore. Of his two brothers, Nur udDin held charge of the city of Lahore an...

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20. BABAK

BABAK (d. 1642), a Muslim rababi or musician, kept Guru Hargobind company and recited the sacred hymns at divans morning and evening. The word babak, from Persian, means faithful. As says the Gurbilas Chhevin Patshahi, Babak was, at the death of Satt...

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