Abd al-Samad Khan

Abd al-Samad Khan or Abdus-samad Khan[3] (died 1737) was the Mughal Empire's subahdar of Lahore Subah from 1713 to 1726. He was appointed by the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar.[4] He was descended from the Ansari family of Panipat.[5] He was succeeded as governor of Punjab by his son Zakariya Khan Bahadur. He also had one daughter named Sharaf un Nisa.[6]

Abd al-Samad Khan[1]
Subahdar of Lahore
Mughal Army commander Abd al-Samad Khan received by emperor Jahandar Shah
TenureGovernor of Lahore province
PredecessorIzzat Khan
SuccessorZakariya Khan Bahadur (son)
BornAbd al-Samad Khan Ansari
Died1737[2]
Military career
AllegianceMughal Empire
Service/branchSubedar of Lahore Subah
RankWali, Faujdar, Ispahsalar, Subedar
Battles/warsMughal-Sikh Wars,

Wars

During his tenure as viceroy he fought many wars with the Sikh army and captured Banda Singh Bahadur in the Battle of Gurdas Nangal. Abdus Samad Khan's Lahore army consisted of Kharal, Bhatti and Wattu tribes.[7]

In March 1715, the army, under the rule of Abd al-Samad Khan,[8] drove Banda Bahadur and the Sikh forces into the village of Gurdas Nangal, Gurdaspur, Punjab and laid siege to the village.[9][10] but on 7 December 1715 the Mughals broke into the garrison and captured Banda Singh and his companions.[11]

See also

References
  1. "ʿAbd al- Ṣamad Khan | Mughal governor | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. Singha, H.S. (1 January 2005), Sikh Studies, Book 6, Hemkunt Press, ISBN 978-81-7010-258-8
  3. Irvine, William (1991). "Sikhs Ravage North Punjab Repeatedly". Later Mughals. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. p. 311.
  4. "Abd Us Samad Khan - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia".
  5. Charles Francis Massy (1890). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Delhi, Jalandhar, Peshawar and Derajat Divisions of the Panjab. Pioneer Press.
  6. "Untitled Document". Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. J. S. Grewal (1998). The Sikhs of the Punjab:Volumes 2-3. p. 83. ISBN 9780521637640.
  8. Jawandha, Nahar (2010). Glimpses of Sikhism. New Delhi: Sanbun Publishers. p. 82. ISBN 9789380213255.
  9. Pletcher, Kenneth (2010). The History of India. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 200. ISBN 9781615302017.
  10. Hoiberg, Dale (2000). Students' Britannica India, Volumes 1-5. New Delhi: Popular Prakashan. p. 157. ISBN 9780852297605.
  11. "Banda Singh Bahadar – Bandai or Tatt Khalsa?". Singh Sabha Canada. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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