Sadaq Khān ( bn, সাদক খান), also known as Mohammad Sadeq Khan ( bn, মোহাম্মদ সাদেক খান, fa, ), was a
Faujdar
Faujdar is a term of pre-Mughal origins. Under the Mughals it was an office that combined the functions of a military commander along with judicial and land revenue functions.
In pre-Mughal times, the term referred to a military officer but d ...
of the
Mughal Bengal
The Bengal Subah ( bn, সুবাহ বাংলা; fa, ), also referred to as Mughal Bengal ( bn, মোগল বাংলা), was the largest subdivision of the Mughal Empire (and later an independent state under the Nawabs of Beng ...
's
Sylhet Sarkar. He succeeded
Farhad Khan
Farhād Khān ( fa, , bn, ফরহাদ খাঁ), also known as Nizam-e-Zamanah ( bn, নিজাম-ই-জমানা) or Nizam-e-Zaman ( fa, ), was a Mughal military strategist who had many positions throughout his life. He was the mo ...
as faujdar in 1688.
Life
In 1678, Farhad Khan took a one year break from being the faujdar of Sylhet as he was appointed the task of being the faujdar of
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
. During this time, Sadeq may have been the regent faujdar. It is said that Sadeq was ordered by Farhad to have built a mosque (which now remains incomplete) west of the former Sylhet Police lines.
In 1688, Sadeq also granted land to his citizens.
He gave land to Kashmishwar Chakrabarti, father of Ramchandra Chakrabarti, in Longla Pargana. Faujdar Enayatullah Khan was the next known faujdar after Sadeq.
An inscription on a certain
mazar (mausoleum)
A ''mazār'' ( ar, مزار), or ''darīh'' () in the Maghreb, is a mausoleum or shrine in some places of the world, typically that of a saint or notable religious leader. Medieval Arabic texts may also use the words ''mašhad'' or ''maqām'' ...
in the
dargah of Shah Jalal was found to have been built in 1689.
Syed Murtaza Ali
Syed Murtaza Ali (1 July 1902 – 9 August 1981) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was the elder brother of writer and linguist Syed Mujtaba Ali. He is noted for his works relating to the histories of Chittagong, Sylhet and Jaintia.
Background and ...
is of the opinion that this is possibly the grave of Sadeq.
See also
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History of Sylhet
The Greater Sylhet region predominantly includes the Sylhet Division in Bangladesh, and Karimganj district in Assam, India. The history of the Sylhet region begins with the existence of expanded commercial centres in the area that is now Sylh ...
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Lutfullah Shirazi
Mīr Lutfullāh Khān Bahādur Shirāzī ( fa, , bn, মীর লুৎফুল্লাহ খান বাহাদুর শিরাজী), was a Mughal official who held a number of positions during his life such as the Faujdar of Shuj ...
References
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Rulers of Sylhet
17th-century rulers in Asia
17th-century Indian Muslims