Sarhad Khan
Shaykh Abdul Wahid Sarhad Khan | |
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| Administrator of Bhalwa | |
| Monarch | Jahangir |
| Governor | Islam Khan I Qasim Khan Chishti Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang |
| Preceded by | Ananta Manikya (as Raja of Bhulua) |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Baqi |
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Shaykh ʿAbdul Wāḥid (Persian: شیخ عبد الواحد, Bengali: শেখ আব্দুল ওয়াহেদ) was a military general of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Jahangir, and played an important role in defeating Bahadur Ghazi, who was among the rebellious Baro-Bhuiyans of Bengal. He is celebrated as the Mughal conqueror of Bhulua (modern-day Noakhali, Bangladesh) as he was the chief commander of its expedition. His administration of the Bhulua frontier involved suppressing multiple Arakanese invasions, later earning him the title of Sarḥad Khān (Persian: سرحد خان, lit. 'Khan of the border').