Bairam Khan
Bairam Khan ( Persian محمد بیرام خان Mohammad Bayram Chan , DMG Muḥammad Bayrām Ḫān , Turkmen Baýram han Türkmen ; died January 31, 1561 ) was an important general and politician in the Mughal Empire .
biography
Bairam Khan came from the Turkmen Qara Qoyunlu clan and initially served as a soldier in the Babur's army . His son Humayun lost power to the usurper Sher Shah in 1540 and went into exile. Bairam Khan joined him on his return from Persia and was instrumental in regaining his empire. When Humayun's son Akbar I became a Grand Mughal in 1556 after his father's fatal accident, Bairam Khan became de facto ruler. On November 5, 1556, he defeated Hemus' army in the Second Battle of Panipat and beheaded the seriously wounded Hemu. Due to his great influence he came into competition with the son of Akbar's wet nurse, Adham Khan . He was released from office and had to make a pilgrimage to Mecca , on which he was murdered on January 31, 1561.
Marriages
Bairam Khan was married to the daughter of a Mewati prince , whose son Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khanan became a well-known court poet. His second wife, Salima, was a half-sister of Humayun. Akbar married her after Bairam Khan's death.
literature
- Annemarie Schimmel : In the realm of the Mughals: history, art, culture. CH Beck, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-406-46486-6
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bairam Khan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bayram Khan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkmen general, adviser and regent for the underage great mogul Akbar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 1561 |