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Syed Rafiullah Khan (, ), was a Faujdar of
Mughal Bengal The Bengal Subah ( Bengali: সুবাহ বাংলা, ), also referred to as Mughal Bengal and Bengal State (after 1717), was one of the puppet states and the largest subdivision of The Mughal Empire encompassing much of the Bengal ...
's Sylhet Sarkar. He was the successor of
Inayetullah Khan Inayetullah Khān (, ), also known as Enayetullah (), was a Faujdar of the Mughal Bengal The Bengal Subah ( Bengali: সুবাহ বাংলা, ), also referred to as Mughal Bengal and Bengal State (after 1717), was one of the pupp ...
. Rafiullah Khan's office was held in AD 1693 according to Syed Murtaza Ali, although it is unknown the duration his office was. His office took place during the reign of Emperor
Aurangzeb Alamgir I (Muhi al-Din Muhammad; 3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, also called Aurangzeb the Conqueror, was the sixth Mughal emperors, Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707, becomi ...
and governorship of Subahdar Ibrahim Khan II. Rafiullah granted some land to Vaisakha Vaishnavi in Atuajan Pargana and also to Sonaram Vaishnav, whose heir was Darpanarayan Vaishnav, in Sik Sonaita Pargana. He was succeeded by Faujdar Ahmad Majid.


See also

* History of Sylhet * Lutfullah Shirazi


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Majid, Ahmad Rulers of Sylhet Governors in Asia 17th-century Indian Muslims