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Khan Zaman Ali Quli Khan

خان زمان علي قلي خان

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† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

India (al-Hind)

Ali Quli Khan Zaman (d. 1567), an Uzbek noble in Mughal service who held the jagir of Jaunpur under Akbar; he campaigned against the Afghans of the east, then joined the Uzbek nobles' rebellion against Akbar and was killed at the Battle of Kara in 1567.

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Roles
military-commander · noble
Region
South Asia
Identifiers
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Life in time

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Colonial Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Gunpowder Empires · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abd al-Haq al-Dihlawi · Abd al-Majid al-Sivasi · Abd al-Mun'im ibn al-Faras al-Andalusi (Abu Muhammad, Maliki jurist) · Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni · Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni Shirazi

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India (al-Hind)

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Place in the story

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    Summary

    Ali Quli Khan Zaman (d. 1567), known by his title Khan Zaman, was an Uzbek noble who served the Mughal Empire under Humayun and Akbar and was killed leading the Uzbek nobles' rebellion against Akbar.1

    In Mughal service

    Ali Quli Khan came from the Shaibanid Uzbeks and rose in Mughal service until he received the title Khan-i Zaman, "Khan of the Age".1 Akbar placed him at Jaunpur in the east, which became his base for campaigns against the Afghans holding out in and around the Jaunpur region.12 His victories over the Afghans made him one of the leading Uzbek commanders at the Mughal court.2

    Rebellion and death

    His relations with Akbar deteriorated, and in the mid-1560s he joined the rebellion of the Uzbek nobles against the emperor.12 The rebellion ended with his defeat and death at the Battle of Kara in 1567.12

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    India (al-Hind)

    People and things also explored

    Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi· Abd al-Rahim Khan-i-Khana· Abd al-Samad, Safavid-trained Mughal painter· Abd al-Sattar al-Kardari· Abdul Aleem Farooqui· Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali· Abdul Batin Nomani· Abdul Hameed Azhari

    Sources

    1. Ali Quli Khan Zaman — English Wikipedia
    2. Chandra, Medieval India, Part II (2005)
    • Ali Quli Khan Zaman — Wikidata (Q99662332)
    Cite this page

    islam.museum contributors. “Khan Zaman Ali Quli Khan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/khan-zaman-ali-quli-khan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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    Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi

    Abu l-Hasanat Muhammad Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi, an Indian Hanafi scholar of the Farangi Mahall seminary at Lucknow, born at Banda in Bundelkhand in 1264/1848, author of glosses on Indian textbooks and of al-Fawa'id al-Bahiyya fi Tarajim al-Hanafiyya.