Bahadur Khan, Khan Bahadur or, Bahadur Khan Kokaltash (died 23 November 1697) was a

Subahdar Subahdar, also known as Nazim or in English as a "Subah", was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Mamluk dynasty (Delhi), Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, Mughal era ( of India who w ...

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and

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appointed by Emperor

Aurangzeb Muhi al-Din Muhammad (; – 3 March 1707), commonly known as ( fa, , lit=Ornament of the Throne) and by his regnal title Alamgir ( fa, , translit=ʿĀlamgīr, lit=Conqueror of the World), was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling ...

and General of the

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. he was the one of Military Commander of Mughal who defeat

Marathas The Marathi people (Marathi: मराठी लोक) or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a M ...

in three major battles but lose one only, as also he involve in Mughal-Maratha wars (1681–1707). he was buried in his tomb located in present Pakistan Tomb of Bahadur Khan. 1697 deaths Mughal nobility Mughal Subahdars Mughal Empire people

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Bahadur Khan Kokaltash or, full Name with title known as Khan-e-Jahan Bahadur Zafar Jung Kokaltash, was the

Mughal Governor Subahdar, also known as Nazim or in English as a "Subah", was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Mamluk dynasty (Delhi), Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, Mughal era ( of India who w ...

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and

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during the reign of emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir I. He was first mentioned in the records by the fact that he was the one of military generals of Aurangzeb, and then later he was appointed the Subedar of

, a city located in

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, for (? – 1691). He fought against

marathas The Marathi people (Marathi: मराठी लोक) or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a M ...

in many battles, with one of first battles mentioned in February 1672 CE. During the war against marathas at the

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, he was a military commander. Many years later, he become Subedar of Burhanpur. When Bahadur khan Kokaltash was going to Aurangabad for his nephew's wedding with a girl from the royal family of

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, he took a force of 3,000 armies with him for the wedding, and he left Burhanpur with an army of 5,000 under his Deputy-Commander Kakar Khan. The maratha ruler

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got that news then he decided to further bifurcate the force at Burhanpur by feigning a move to attack

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, forcing the Mughals at Burhanpur to send reinforcement to Surat, the marathas successfully sacked the city. Bahadur Khan angry and get want revenge to Marathas, in 3 April 1680 Marathas ruler

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died in April-May 1680 CE.

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Aurangzeb campaign against marathas for 27 years war between Mughal-Marathas. then Bahadur Khan involved and he fight a

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in 1682 to 1683, Subedar Bahadur Khan defeated the Maratha army and took over

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. The Maratha ruler Sambhaji attempted a counter offensive, but failed and they were repulsed by Mughal forces. he expanded his conquest in Kalyan, then the year (1682 – 1688) Bahadur Khan Siege at Ramsej at six years war Mughals annexed Ramsej Fort. and he involved the Mughal-Maratha war for ten and half years then Aurangzeb disolved him as Burhanpur Subedar and sent him for Subedari of

in present day

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he appoint as governor post for (11 April 1691 – Midd of 1693) Aurangzeb dismissed him from this office. four years later, Khan-e-Jahan Bahadur Khan Kokaltash died on 23 November 1697 in

and he was buried in his tomb named Tomb of Bahadur Khan.

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