Utkal Historical Research Journal
Utkal Historical Research Journal
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AN EPISODE OF EXCEPTIONAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN
AURANGAZEB & MIR JUMLA-FROM THE ANNALS OF MEDIEVAL
MUGHAL HISTORY OF INDIA
Dr. N.R.Giridhar
Associate Professor /Head & Chairman BOS
Dept. of AIHC & A, Osmania University, Hyderabad
Abstract:
Mir Mohammad Sayyid Ardistani, surnamed Mir Jumla entitled as Muazzam Khan, Khan Khanan Sipah Salar was born in Ardistan near Isfahan and came to India as a personal attendant of a Persian merchant. He made a big fortune by trading in diamonds and precious stones. He entered the service of the Sultan of Golconda, who was struck by his exceptional talents, military genius and administrative capacity. He rose to become the Wazir of Golconda and become the virtual dictator of the state. Though they had the rank of a noble, he possessed the power, wealth and grandeur of a ruling prince. In course of time because of lines of misunderstanding with his master, he joined hands with prince Aurangazeb, the third son of the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan who was the viceroy in the Deccan. He threw himself on the protection of Shahjahan in 1656 C.E. as per planned. On the accession of Aurangazeb to the Mughal throne, he was appointed as the Governor of Bengal and died at Khizarpur, in Kooch Bihar in 1663 C.E., after his retirement from an expedition against the King of Assam. Tavernier, a famous traveler who left a monologue of his travels in India during the rule of Mughal, referred to Mir Jumla, with the name Mirza Mulla1 ……… For more Click Here
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The Utkal Historical Research Journal (UHRJ) is a UGC-CARE listed Peer-reviewed Journal, which is among the most prestigious publications in all over India. It is helping researches to share their virgin ideas with a fresh research work. This journal is brought out annually since 1990. UHRJ has been an important means of transmitting results of researches in history. It has won wide recognition for its comprehensive and balanced coverage of different periods, as well as its high academic and editorial standards. This journal is dedicated to publishing the highest, most innovative research on any aspect of Odishan, Indian, and South Asian History from a broad diversity of theoretical and methodological perspectives. It is one of the few journals in India with an elaborate system of referral of all contributions to experts. UHRJ Journals is a self supporting organization and does not receive funding from any authors/ institution/government.
The UHRJ will continue to serve a broad range of research interests in Indian history from early times to contemporary history, and in the various specializations or sub-disciplines which have developed in the area of historical studies. The technical work of production and marketing is taken care of by Department of History, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar.Read More..
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PROF. JAYANTI DORA
Editor &Head,Dept of History Utkal University
Department Editor/Head : Jayanti Dora
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