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Isfandiyar Beg
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Isfandiyar Khan Beg.
Early life
Isfandiyar Beg was from an illustrous family, and some members of his family have been noted by their contemporary, Mirza Nathan in his memoir Baharistan-i-Ghaybi. Isfandiyar's father was Mirza Allah Yar Khan (also spelt Ilahyar, Allahyar or Ilah Yar), who was the oldest son of Iftikhar Khan Turkmen (also known as Iftiyar), both of whom took part in Islam Khan I's battle at Daulambapur, South Sylhet against Khwaja Usman in 1612. Iftiyar died in this battle. Emperor Jahangir granted jagir to Allah Yar Khan, who led the Mughal army against the Portuguese in Siege of Hughly in 1632, and died in 1650. Isfandiyar's uncle, Mirza Makki, who had distinguished himself in imperial service, was given the title of Mu'taqad Khan and appointed Subadar of Orissa by emperor Shah Jahan, where he is said to have ruled justly for a long time. Isfandiyar's youngest uncle, Mirza Rahmanyar, supported Shah Shuja, and was thus killed on the order of Aurangzeb in Dhaka.