Ali Mardan Khan
Ali Mardan Khan | |
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Ali Mardan Khan painted by an Indian artist for Niccolao Manucci, Storia do Mogor (c. 1680–1700). | |
| Safavid Governor of Kandahar | |
| In office 1624–1638 | |
| Preceded by | Ganj Ali Khan |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Mughal Governor of Lahore | |
| In office 1639–1640 | |
| Preceded by | Mutamid Khan |
| Succeeded by | Said Khan Bahadur |
| Mughal Governor of Kabul | |
| In office 1641–1650 | |
| Preceded by | Said Khan Bahadur |
| Succeeded by | Qulij Khan Turani |
| Mughal Governor of Kashmir | |
| In office 1650–1657 | |
| Preceded by | Zafar Khan |
| Succeeded by | Itimad Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 2 April 1657 |
| Resting place | Tomb of Ali Mardan Khan |
| Children | Ibrahim Khan II |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Safavid Empire (1624–1638) Mughal Empire (1638–1657) |
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Ali Mardan Khan (Persian: علی مردان خان; died 2 April 1657) was a 17th-century military leader and administrator, serving under the Safavid kings Shah Abbas I and Shah Safi, and later the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan. After surrendering the city of Kandahar, part of the easternmost territories of the Safavids to the Mughals in 1638, he served with distinction in the Mughal administration, earning the highest honors of the Mughal court.