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{{Short description|18th-century Mughal nobleman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox noble
|name = Mir Ahmad aka Mian Kheesa
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| succession =
|reign = 17–18th century
|predecessor=
|successor = Barkhurdar Khan III
|spouse = Sahib Daulat
|full name = Barkhurdar Khan II
| house =
| dynasty =
|father = Barkhurdar Khan I, Islam Khan IV
|mother =
|birth_date =
|birth_place = [[Ferozepur Jhirka]]
|death_date = 1734
|death_place = [[Shahjahanbad]]
|place of burial =
|}}
'''Islam Khan V''' (died 21 [[Safar]] 1147 AH/1734 AD) was one of the prominent [[Emir|Emirs]] and [[nobleman|noblemen]] during the [[Mughal Empire]]. He was titled "Islam Khan" and "Barkhurdar Khan" by Emperor [[Bahadur Shah I]] and held many important posts during the successive rules of [[Bahadur Shah I]], [[Jahandar Shah]], [[Farrukhsiyar]], [[Rafi ud Darajat]], [[Shah Jahan II]] and [[Muhammad Shah]].

==Biography==
Barkhurdar Khan II aka Mian Kheesa was the son of Barkhurdar Khan I and great-grandson of [[Islam Khan I]]. Barkhurdar Khan II was [[Mansabdar]] Punj Hazari (5,000) and also entitled "Islam Khan" by [[Shah Alam I]] and had [[Mansabdar|Mansab]] "Darogha Dīwān-e-Khās" (Superintendent of the [[Diwan-i-Khas (Red Fort)|Diwan-i-Khas]]) and [[Khalat]]-e Fakhra and [[Khalat]]-e Barani. He was "Mir Atash" (the master gunner) to [[Bahadur Shah I]] before his retirement from court, but was restored to his rank of 5,000 (3,000 horse), and appointed Mir Tuzak Awwal (chief Mir Tuzak / quarter-master general).

This "Islam Khan" (d. 1144 AH/1731–1732) was one Mir Ahmad, first "Barkhurdar Khan", then "Islam Khan", son of Safi Khan (d. 1105 AH/1693–1694), the second son of Abdus-salam, first "Ikhtisas Khan", then "Islam Khan", Mashhadi, (d. 1057 AH/1647–1648).<ref name="Farrukhsiyar">Later Mughal, Chapter 4: Farrukhsiyar (New officials appointed by Farrukhsiyar), Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 1991, page 259</ref>

This Islam Khan played a crucial role in negotiating a settlement during the crises of the ([[Syed Brothers#Clash of the Nobles|clash of the nobles]]) with the [[Sayyid Brothers]].

==Awards and honours==
*[[Shah Alam I]] alias [[Bahadur Shah I]] in his first Juloos (royal procession / parade) in the early days of [[Rabi' al-thani]] awarded the title [[Islam Khan (title)|Islam Khan]], [[Mansabdar|Mansab]] "Darogha Dīwān-e-Khās" (Superintendent of the [[Diwan-i-Khas (Red Fort)|Diwan-i-Khas]]) along with [[Khalat]]-e Fakhra, Naqqara and "Ilm"<ref name="Tazkirat">Tazkirat us-Salatin Chaghta – A Mughal Chronicle of Post Aurangzeb Period (1707–1724) by Muhammad Hadi Kamwar Khan; edited Persian text and with an Introduction by Muzaffar Alam (1980), Centre of Advanced Study Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (U.P.) -202001, India.</ref>{{rp|18}}
*[[Shah Alam I]] in his second Juloos on 9 [[Dhu al-Qi'dah]] appointed him "Darogha Topkhana", a store of [[Armory (military)]]<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|40}}
*[[Shah Alam I]] in his third Juloos on 15 [[Jumada al-awwal]] awarded him [[Khalat]]-e Barani<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|60}}
* In the third Juloos of [[Shah Alam I]] on 13 [[Shawwal]], prince awarded him [[Khalat]]<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|80}}
*Islam Khan was appointed as 'Mir Atash' (the master gunner) to [[Shah Alam I]]<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|87}}
*[[Shah Alam I]] in his fourth Juloos on 8 [[Jumada al-Thani]] awarded [[Khalat]] in praise of "Mir Atash"<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|98}}
*'Islam Khan Bahadur Mir Atash' was included in the front-runner battalion in a war during fourth Juloos on 19 [[Shawwal]] of [[Shah Alam I]]<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|109}}
*[[Shah Alam I]] in his fourth Juloos on 22 [[Shawwal]] awarded [[Khalat]]-e Chaar Parcha<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|113}}
* [[Shah Alam I]] in his fifth Juloos on 19 [[Rajab]] 1123 AH (1711) appointed Islam Khan as "Mir Tuzak Awwal" (chief Mir Tuzak / quarter-master general) along with [[Khalat]]-e Fakhra<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|129}}
*[[Shah Alam I]] in his fifth Juloos 1711 awarded Islam Khan Mir Atash with [[Mansabdar]] Punj Hazari (5,000) and 2000 + 500 [[Sawar]]<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|131}}
*On Friday 15 [[Dhu al-Hijjah]], in the second Juloos of Emperor [[Farrukhsiyar]], "Islam Khan" and his close relative [[Khan Zaman Khan Ali Asghar]] attended the Friday prayer along with Emperor [[Farrukhsiyar]]<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|171}}
*On 20 [[Muharram]] in the second Juloos of [[Muhammad Shah]], he got the opportunity to meet and discuss the king at Masjid Moth<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|326}}
*Islam Khan V (Barkhurdar Khan II) along with his close relative [[Khan Zaman Khan Ali Asghar]] were invited to attend the marriage ceremony of the prince of [[Shah Alam I]]<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|92}}
*In some last dates of [[Muharram]] in the 6 Juloos, he was appointed as "Bakshigiri Tan" (Salary officer) in place of Aitamuddaula. He was also awarded with [[Khalat]]-e Khas and one ornate "Qabza-i dhup" ([[Canopy (building)|canopy]]).<ref name="Tazkirat"/>{{rp|175}} However, on 12th Shaban 1125 AH, 2 September 1713, Ghazi-uddin Khan (Ahmad Beg) obtained charge of the retinue (jalau), vice Islam Khan, who had held it in addition to his principal office of Mir Tuzak.<ref name="Farrukhsiyar"/>

==Death==
[[Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman]] in his book ''Hayat Karam Husain'' quoted his date of death as 21 [[Safar]] 1147 AH/1734 with reference to Tarikh-i Mohammadi<ref>{{cite book | author=Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman | author-link=Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman | year = 2008 | title = Hayat Karam Husain | chapter = Chapter: Qazi Rafi Mohammad | edition = 2nd | pages = 25–29| publisher=[[Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences]] | location = Aligarh/India | isbn = 978-81-906070-5-6}}</ref> while other authors mentioned his death date as 1144 AH/1731–32.<ref name="Farrukhsiyar"/>

==Family history==
The family of Barkhurdar Khan belonged to [[Salim Chishti]]. [[Islam Khan I]] was his forefather. This family maintained the tradition of receiving the title "Islam Khan" from the [[Mughal emperors]].

One of the daughters of [[Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad]] was married to [[Qazi Ghulam Mustafa]], and another daughter Sahib Daulat was married to Barkhurdar Khan II. Because of these relationships, Islam Khan V was close to [[Khan Zaman Khan Ali Asghar]]. Both achieved important posts in the court of Mughal kings.

==Marriage and children==
Barkhurdar II married Sahib Daulat, the daughter of [[Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad]] and had two sons – elder son Ghulam Baqi aka Maddan was also entitled 'Barkhurdar Khan' (Barkhurdar III), while his younger son Ghulam Mohammad aka Saddan was killed ([[martyred]]) during the fight between the English forces and [[Shuja-ud-Daula]] in 1765. Ghulam Baqi was married to his cousin (daughter of Mah Bibi bint [[Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad]] and Noorul Haq ibn Mian Abdur Rahman of [[Tijara]])

== See also ==
*[[Ferozepur Jhirka]]

== References ==
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