Zakariya Khan Bahadur
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Zakariya Khan (died 1745), alternatively spelt as Zakaria Khan, was the Mughal Empire's subahdar of the Lahore Subah from 1726 to 1745 till death, succeeding his father, Abd al-Samad Khan, in the post.
Quick Facts Zakariyyā Khānزکریا خانBahadur, Subahdār of Lahore ...
Zakariyyā Khān زکریا خان Bahadur | |
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Subahdār of Lahore | |
In office 1726–1745 | |
Monarch | Muhammad Shāh |
Preceded by | Abd al-Samād Khān |
Succeeded by | Yahyā Khān |
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Died | 1745 Lahore Subah |
Children | Yahyā Khān Shāh Nawāz Khān |
Parent | Abd al-Samād Khān |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Mughal Empire |
Branch/service | Mughal Army |
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He was descended from the Ansari family of Panipat.[1] He continued and extended his father's policy of severe persecution of Sikhs, and thousands of Sikhs were killed during his period in the post, especially during the Chhota Ghallughara.[2][3]