Bahadur Khan (Mughal general)

Bahadur Khan Kokaltash
بهادرخان کوکلتاش
Portrait of Bahadur Khan by Murad c. 1640
Subahdar of Deccan
1st GovernorshipJanuary 1673 – August 1677
(4.5 years)
PredecessorPrince Muazzam
SuccessorDiler Khan
2nd Governorship1 March 1680 – 1683
(3 years)
PredecessorPrince Muazzam
SuccessorSafi Khan
PadishahAlamgir I
Subahdar of Lahore
Governorship11 April 1691 –
midd of 1693
(2 years)
PadishahAlamgir I
Subahdar of Khandesh
Governorship1678/79/80 – April 1691
PadishahAlamgir I
Subahdar of Gujarat
Governorship1668–1670
PadishahAurangzeb
PredecessorMahabat Khan II
SuccessorJaswant Singh
BornBahadur Khan
Early-17th Century
Mughal Empire
Died23 November 1697
Lahore, Mughal Empire
(present day Pakistan)
Burial23–24 November 1697
IssueMuhammad Muhsin
Himmat Khan
Sipahdar Khan
Nasiri Khan
Muzaffar Khan
Abul Fatah
Names
Birth name: Bahadur Khan
Full name: Bahadur Khan Kokaltash bin Mir Abul-Mali
Foster-name: Bahadur Khan Koka
Name with titles: Nawab Khan-e-Jahan Bahadur Zafar Jung Kokaltash
Era name and dates
Mughal Era17th–Centuries
FatherSayyid-e Khafi" Mir Abu’l-Ma'ali
ReligionSunni Islam (Hanafi)
OccupationGeneral
Governor
Statesman
Military career
AllegianceMughal Empire
BranchNawab
Service years1650s–1691 (in war)
Conflicts

Bahadur Khan Kokaltash (Persian: بهادرخان کوکلتاش; died 23 November 1697) was a foster-brother to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and the Subahdar of Lahore, Burhanpur and the Deccan. Aurangzeb had two foster-brothers, the other being Fidai Khan Koka, of which Bahadur Khan was Aurangzeb's favourite. Bahadur was the Senior General of the Mughal Empire and a closer companion to the emperor Aurangzeb. He was one of the military commanders of the Mughals who assisted in the defeat of the Maratha Confederacy in one major battle, and won three major battles in his involvement in the Mughal–Maratha Wars. His tomb is located in Lahore, in present-day Pakistan. His father Mir Abu’l-Ma'ali was given the title of Sayyid-e-Khafi" by Aurangzeb.