Dr.Mazhar Naqvi
Zamana Beg Mahabat Khan Khan-i Khanan
had, by a coup de main, seized Jahangir was a Shia by faith. He is the only
Shia who captured the royal couple of Jahangir and Nurjahan for about six
months.He lies buried at Dargah Shah-E-Mardan in New Delhi.He was a formidable
General who took under captivity the royal couple while they were crossing Jhelum
river and enjoyed regal favor under the regime of Shahjahan, a rare feat
indeed.
Mahabat Khan’s ancestors had descended
from Imam Raza,8th Shia Imam. His father Ghayur Beg had relocated from
Shiraz to Kabul. Initially, Mahabat Khan did not exhibit his faith publicly due
tohostile attitude of Mughal emperors but later on, he openly started
professing his faith. He had costly jewels engraved with the names of the twelve
Imams and wore them round his neck. He also placed on his head a costly woolen
scarf embroidered with their names.
The General was in the habit of
waiving of all debts ,irrespective of the amount involved if the defaulter
swore in the name of holy Imams that he had no means to pay back debt.
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