Fidai Khan

Fidai Khan was the subahdar of Bengal Subah during the reign of emperor Jahangir.

Biography

Mirza Hedayetullah was the youngest of four brothers. Emperor Jahangir gave him the title Fidai Khan in 1617.
Khan held the post of Mir Bahr-i-Nawarah of the Mughals. After the death of Mukarram Khan, he was appointed subahdar of Bengal in 1627. But he ruled Bengal for about a year. Soon after the death of emperor Jahangir, he was replaced by Qasim Khan Juvayni. Afterwards,he also participated in the Mughal raid of Tarapur fort. Due to his achievements he was given Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh as his fief in 1627, and ruled there till his death in 1646.