Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana

Abdul Rahim Khan -e- Khana (* 1557, † 1627 ) was a major general and a poet in Mughal Empire.

Abdul Rahim was the son of the general Bairam Khan and the daughter of a Mewati - Prince. When his father was relieved of his duties and murdered on a trip to Mecca on 31 January 1561 his mother fled with him from the farm. The young Mughal emperor Akbar had Abdur Rahim, however, retrieve, promoted him and entrusted him with important offices.

Abdul Rahim successfully participated in the conquest of Gujarat, Sind and the struggles around the northern Deccan. He has held the post of khankhanan ( Generalissimo ). In September 1583 he completed the subjugation of Gujarat. To celebrate this victory, he left the city Ahmadabad with a Victory Park, the Fathbag decorate. In the course of a campaign in the Deccan, on Akbar's son Murad accompanied him, he let in the town of Burhanpur build a library, among other things, the remains of which still exist today. In November 1600 he took the supposedly defended by 34,000 people Fortress Asirgah in their handover bribery or treason is suspected.

In the following time he fell under Jahangir temporarily out of favor. Again appointed commander in the Deccan, he initiated and his son Iraj Shahnawaz struggles against the military leader Malik Ambar. Because of its support of Shah Jahan, the disgraced son of Jahangir, he was again dismissed, however, recalled to the court in 1627. He died the same year.

Abdul Rahim was also active as a poet in the Persian language, Tschagataisch and Hindi. He also translated the autobiography of Mughal emperor Babur ( " Baburnama " ) into Persian. He promoted the art of poetry, and is considered one of its greatest patrons during the Mughal period.