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Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan

Type Figure Region Indian subcontinent Time c. 1556–1627 Also known as Khan-i-Khanan

Mughal general and poet (c. 1556–1627), son of Bairam Khan, favored by Akbar, translator of the Baburnama, and famed for his Hindi doha couplets.

Timeline

  1. 1581–1586Lahore · PunjabIn the 1580s Rahim was entrusted by Akbar with military affairs and took part in pacifying the northwestern frontier. After Birbal's death in 1586, he continued assisting the emperor with the aftermath of the Yusufzai war, consolidating imperial control over the mountain passes.
  2. 1586–1590Delhi · DelhiDuring this period Rahim, on Akbar's orders, translated the Chagatai-language Baburnama into Persian, preserving the empire's founding records; he also composed many Hindi moral poems, becoming one of the leading figures of the court literary world.

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