Hifzullah Khan

Hifzullah Khan was a Punjabi Muslim administrator who was appointed governor of several Mughal provinces during the reign of Aurangzeb Alamgir in the late 17th century.^[3] He was a son of the famous Mughal Grand Vizier Sa'adullah Khan.^[2][4] He remained the Naib Subahdar of Punjab, Subahdar of Kashmir and later Sindh, where he died.^[1][5] He was paternal grandfather of the Nizam of Hyderabad, Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat.^[6]

Hifzullah Khan
Mughal governor of Kashmir
In office 1686–1690[1]
Monarch	Aurangzeb
Preceded by	Ibrahim Khan
Succeeded by	Muzaffar Khan
Mughal governor of Thatta
In office 1691–1701[2]
Preceded by	Abu Nusrat Khan
Succeeded by	Saeed Khan
Personal details
Died	1701 Thatta Subah, Mughal Empire

Campaigns

During the tenure of Hifzullah Khan as the Governor of Kashmir, the Raja of Jammu broke out into open revolt against Mughals. He was reduced to submission by Hifzullah Khan.^[7]