Islam Khan I
Islam Khan Chisti | |
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The tomb of Islam Khan, in the courtyard of the Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri | |
| Subahdar of Bihar | |
| In office 1607–1608 | |
| Monarch | Jahangir |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rahman |
| 12th Subahdar of Bengal | |
| In office 10 June 1608 – 4 May 1613 | |
| Monarch | Jahangir |
| Preceded by | Jahangir Quli Khan |
| Succeeded by | Muhtashim Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shaikh Alauddin Chisti c. 1570 |
| Died | 4 May 1613 |
| Resting place | Jama Masjid, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Parent | Shaikh Badruddin Chisti |
| Relatives | Shaikh Hushang alias Ikram Khan (son) Shaikh Muazzam (son) Salim Chishti (grandfather) Mukarram Khan (son-in-law) Qutubuddin Koka (cousin) Shaikh Ghiyasuddin (brother) |
| Occupation | Subahdar, General |
Shaikh Alauddin Chisti (1570–1613; popularly known as Islam Khan Chisti) was a Mughal general and the Subahdar of Bihar from 1607 to 1608 and later Bengal from 1608 till his death in 1613. Under his viceroy Mughal rule was effectively consolidated in Bengal. He transferred the capital of Bengal from Rajmahal to Sonargaon and founded the city of Jahangirnagar. He was awarded the titular name of Islam Khan by Mughal emperor Jahangir.