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Ahmad Khan Bangash

Nawab Ahmad Khan Bangash
Nawab of Farrukhabad
Amir-ul-Umara
Mir Bakhshi
Nawab Ahmad Khan Bangash of Farrukhabad
Nawab of Farrukhabad
Reign1750–1771
PredecessorNawab Qaim Khan Bangash
SuccessorDiler Himmat Khan
BornAhmad Khan
Died12 July 1771
Issue
HouseBangash
FatherMuhammad Khan Bangash
ReligionIslam

Muhammad Ahmad Khan Bahadur Ghalib Jang (Persian: احمد خان بنغاخ) or Ahmad Khan Bangash (Persian: احمد خان بنگش) was a Mughal nobleman and Nawab of Farrukhabad from the Rohilla Afghan Bangash dynasty.[1][2] He was the second son of Muhammad Khan Bangash, a powerful Mughal nobleman. He took part in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 against the Marathas led by Sadashivrao Bhau.[3]

He was a close friend of Imad-ul-Mulk, the infamous Mughal wazir.[4]

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  1. ^ Hillenbrand, Robert (2017). Shahnama:The Visual Language of the Persian Book of Kings. ISBN 9781351548915.
  2. ^ C. A. Bayly (1988). Rulers, Townsmen and Bazaars:North Indian Society in the Age of British Expansion, 1770-1870. p. 119. ISBN 9780521310543.
  3. ^ Sharma, Suresh K. (1 February 2006). Haryana: Past and Present. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-8324-046-8.
  4. ^ Askari, Syed Hasan (1939). "Some Unpublished Letters of Raja Ramnarain Relating to Shah Alam's Invasions of Bihar". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 3: 979–1001. JSTOR 44252447.

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