Javed Khan (c. 1695 – 1752) was an Irani ''

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'' (head of police) under the emperor

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(1722–1748), and as effective regent during the reign of Muhammad's weak successor, Ahmad Shah, from (1748-1752), during the period of final

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. In 1722, Javed Khan was a "handsome

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of youthful age and robust personality" as he was made chief eunuch of the royal household. Upon the accession of

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. In 1748, Javed Khan was conferred the title of '' Nawab Bahadur'' by the Emperor, on the insistence of his mother, Udham Bai. Due to the weak leadership of the emperor, he acted as effective regent and took the leadership of the so-called "court party", pitted against Nawab Wazir, Safdar Jung. He was the paramour of Udham Bai, mother of Ahmad shah. In 1752, he was killed by

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, which resulted in his falling out of favour with the Emperor's mother, and consequently the latter's attempts to reassert control resulted in a full blown civil war between the ''Irani'' and ''Turani'' parties of the Empire.

References

*Jaswant Lal Mehta, "Fragmentation of the Mughal Empire (1707-60)", ''Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813'', 2005
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Javed Khan Mughal nobility 1690s births 1752 deaths