Shaista Khan
Mirza Abu Talib (b. 22 November 1600 – d. 1694), better known as
Shaista Khan, was a general and the
Subahdar of
Mughal Bengal, he was maternal uncle to the
Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, he acted as a key figure during his reign, Shaista Khan initially governed
the Deccan, where he clashed with the
Maratha ruler
Shivaji, However, he was most notable for his tenure as the governor of
Bengal from 1664 to 1688, Under Shaista Khan's authority, the city of
Dhaka and
Mughal power in the province attained its greatest heights. His achievements include constructions of notable mosques such as the
Sat Gambuj Mosque and masterminding the conquest of
Chittagong. Shaista Khan was also responsible for sparking the outbreak of the
Anglo-Mughal War with the
English East India Company.
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