Bairam Khan

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Mughal statesman general historical figure mentor military commander nobleman politician regent

Bairam Khan was a prominent 16th-century Mughal statesman and military commander who served as regent and chief mentor to the young Emperor Akbar, playing a crucial role in consolidating Mughal rule in India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal statesman →
general →
historical figure →
mentor →
military commander →
nobleman →
politician →
regent →
allegiance Mughal Empire →
alsoKnownAs Bairam Beg →
Bayram Khan →
Khan-i-Khanan →
appointedBy Humayun NERFINISHED →
assassinatedIn Gujarat →
battle Second Battle of Panipat →
birthCentury 16th century →
causeOfDeath assassination →
commanded Mughal forces at the Second Battle of Panipat →
court Mughal court →
deathDate 1561 →
deathPlace Patan, Gujarat →
dynastyServed Timurid (Mughal) dynasty →
empire Mughal Empire →
ethnicity Turkic →
fullName Bairam Khan →
historicalPeriod 16th century →
influenced early Mughal administrative policies under Akbar →
loyalTo Akbar NERFINISHED →
Humayun NERFINISHED →
mentorOf Akbar NERFINISHED →
notableFor consolidating Mughal rule in northern India →
victory at the Second Battle of Panipat →
opponent Hemu →
origin Central Asia →
politicalActivityLocation India →
North India →
positionHeld commander-in-chief of the Mughal army →
regent of the Mughal Empire →
vakil (chief minister) of the Mughal Empire →
regencyEndApprox 1560 →
regencyStartApprox 1556 →
religion Islam →
role chief mentor to Emperor Akbar →
guardian of the young Akbar →
servedAsRegentFor Akbar NERFINISHED →
servedUnder Akbar NERFINISHED →
Humayun NERFINISHED →
successorAsRegent Akbar (personal rule) →
supported Akbar’s accession to the Mughal throne →
Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Akbar →
advisor
Bairam Khan ("Bayram Khan") →
alsoKnownAs
Bairam Khan →
fullName
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