Bairam khan biography

Mughal military commander and statesman (1501–1561)

For the 1946 Indian film about the general, see Behram Khan.

Muhammad Bairam Khan (Persian: محمد بیرم خان;^[3] 18 January 1501 – 31 January 1561), commonly known as Bairam Khan or Bayram Khan was an important military commander, and later commander-in-chief of the Mughal army, a powerful statesman and regent at the court of the Mughal Emperors, Humayun and Akbar.

He was also the guardian, chief mentor, adviser, teacher and the most trusted ally of Akbar.^[4] Akbar honoured him as Khan-i-Khanan, which means "King of Kings".^[5] Bairam was originally called Bairam "Beg", but later became honoured as Khan.^[6][7] Bairam Khan was an aggressive general who was determined to restore Mughal authority in India.^[4]

Biography

Early life and ancestors

Bairam Khan was born in the region of Badakhshan in Central Asia, and belonged to the BaharluTurkoman clan