Tomb of Ali Mardan Khan Lahore

Tomb  : Ali Mardan Khan
Address : Mughalpura, Lahore

Location

Ali Mardan Khan's tomb, traveling east on G.T. Road, you should turn right (south) on Mughalpura Road.Lahore

Profile

Ali Mardan Khan was the Safavid governor of Qandahar. He had been in arrears with his revenues. He was summoned by Shah Tahmasp to appear at the court, but avoided doing so. On being dismissed from office, he sought the assistance from the governor of Kabul and the commander of Ghazni. In 1638, he surrendered Qandahar to the Mughals, and took refuge in Delhi. He was honoured at the Mughal court. Shah Jahan gifted one lakh of tankas for himself and two lakhs for his brother and the officers of his army. He was appointed governor of Kashmir, Kabul and Lahore.

He later received the title of Amir al-Umara in 1639 and made him a Haft Hazari, leading to commanding an army of 7,000 troops.