Mir Jumla II

For other people named Mir Jumla, see Mir Jumla (disambiguation).
Mir Jumla II
Mu'azzam Khan, Khan-i-Khanan, Sipahsalar and Yar-i-Wafahdar
Born 1591
Ardistan, Ispahan
Died March 30, 1663(1663-03-30)
Khizrpur
Paugla Pool from the River (1817) by Sir Charles D'Oyly. This bridge was known to be constructed in 1660 AD by Mir Jumla.

Mir Jumla II (1591 – 30 March 1663) (Urdu: مير جملا‎) was a prominent subahdar of Qizilbash[1] origin of Bengal in Eastern India under the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.[2]

Mughal maritime trade

Mir Jumla, who in the 1640s had his own ships and organized merchant fleets that sailed throughout Surat, Thatta, Arakan, Ayuthya, Balasore, Aceh, Melaka, Johore, Bantam, Makassar, Ceylon, Bandar Abbas, Mecca, Jeddah, Basra, Aden, Masqat, Mocha and the Maldives.[3]

Death and legacy

Mir Jumla died on his way back from the Assamese territory on boat off Khizrpur on 30 March 1663. His tomb located on a small hillock has been maintained over the centuries near Garo Hills in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya. The tomb reflects a remarkably long grave and bears testimony to the tall height of Mir Jumla.

See also

References

  1. ↑ A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, Vol. 3. p. 259.
  2. ↑ Karim, Abdul. "Mir Jumla". Banglapedia. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Pearson, M. (2007). The Indian Ocean. Routledge. ISBN 9780415445382. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
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