Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan

Abu'l-Hasan
Khan
Abu'l-Hasan Khan
	Portrait of Asaf Khan
Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire
	In office; 1628 – 12 June 1641
Monarch	Shah Jahan
Vakil of the Mughal Empire
	In office; 1611–1627
Monarch	Jahangir
Personal details
Born	Abu'l-Hasan; c. 1569; Safavid Iran
Died	12 June 1641 (aged 71–72); Bundi, Ajmer Subah, Mughal India
Resting place	Tomb of Asif Khan, Lahore
Spouse	Diwanji Begum
Children	Mumtaz Mahal; Shaista Khan; Malika Banu Begum; Parwar Khanam; Farzana Begum
Parents	Mirza Ghiyas Beg (father); Asmat Begam (mother);
Relatives	Mohammad-Sharif (brother); Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang (brother); E'teqad Khan (brother); Nur Jahan (sister); Jahangir (brother-in-law); Shah Jahan (son-in-law) Aurangzeb (Grandson)

Abu'l-Hasan^[1] (c. 1569 – 12 June 1641) entitled by the Mughal emperor Jahangir as Asaf Khan, was the Grand Vizier (Prime minister) of the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.^[2]^[3] He previously served as the vakil (the highest Mughal administrative office) of Jahangir.^[4] Asaf Khan is perhaps best known for being the father of Arjumand Banu Begum (better known by her title Mumtaz Mahal), the chief consort of Shah Jahan and the older brother of Empress Nur Jahan, and the maternal grandfather of mughal emperor Aurangzeb.^[5]

^ Banks Findly 1993, p. 39
^ Pletcher, Kenneth, ed. (2011). The History of India (1st ed.). Chicago: Britannica Educational Pub. p. 179. ISBN 9781615302017.
^ Hansen, Waldemar (1972). The peacock throne : the drama of Mogul India (1. Indian ed., repr. ed.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 87. ISBN 9788120802254.
^ Cite error: The named reference Ruggles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Kinra, Rajeev (2015). Writing Self, Writing Empire: Chandar Bhan Brahman and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State Secretary. Univ of California Press. p. 30. ISBN 9780520286467.

[Banks_Findly_1993_39-1] Banks Findly 1993, p. 39

[2] Pletcher, Kenneth, ed. (2011). The History of India (1st ed.). Chicago: Britannica Educational Pub. p. 179. ISBN 9781615302017.

[3] Hansen, Waldemar (1972). The peacock throne : the drama of Mogul India (1. Indian ed., repr. ed.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 87. ISBN 9788120802254.

[Ruggles-4] Cite error: The named reference Ruggles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Kinra, Rajeev (2015). Writing Self, Writing Empire: Chandar Bhan Brahman and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State Secretary. Univ of California Press. p. 30. ISBN 9780520286467.

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Abu'l-Hasan Khan
Portrait of Asaf Khan

Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire
In office 1628 – 12 June 1641
Monarch	Shah Jahan
Vakil of the Mughal Empire
In office 1611–1627
Monarch	Jahangir

Personal details
Born	Abu'l-Hasan c. 1569 Safavid Iran
Died	12 June 1641(1641-06-12) (aged 71–72) Bundi, Ajmer Subah, Mughal India
Resting place	Tomb of Asif Khan, Lahore
Spouse	Diwanji Begum
Children	Mumtaz Mahal Shaista Khan Malika Banu Begum Parwar Khanam Farzana Begum
Parents	Mirza Ghiyas Beg (father) Asmat Begam (mother)
Relatives	Mohammad-Sharif (brother) Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang (brother) E'teqad Khan (brother) Nur Jahan (sister) Jahangir (brother-in-law) Shah Jahan (son-in-law) Aurangzeb (Grandson)