Neknam Khan
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Neknam Khan (Persian: نکنام خان; born Reza Qoli Beg, died 29 March 1672[1]) was the Iranian-born sipahsalar (commander-in-chief) of the Sultanate of Golconda. A native of Gilan or Mazandaran, he initially served in the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605–1627) before moving to Golconda in 1634/35.[2] There he worked under its ruler Abdullah Qutb Shah (r. 1626–1672), as well as briefly Mir Jumla II.[3] He supported the Iranian theologian and historian Ali ibn Tayfur Bistami, who dedicated the Ganjnama dar hall-i-lughat-i-shahnama ("Treasure Book to Solve Words in the Book of Kings") to him. It was a dictionary for the outdated words used in the Persian epic Shahnameh ("Book of Kings").[4]
References
- ^ Sherwani, H. K. "History of Medieval Deccan" (PDF). p. 471. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ Overton 2020, p. 52.
- ^ Overton 2020, pp. 52–53.
- ^ Dayal 2020, p. 421.
Sources
- Dayal, Subah (2020). "On Heroes and History: Responding to the Shahnama in the Deccan, 1500–1800". In Overton, Keelan (ed.). Iran and the Deccan: Persianate Art, Culture, and Talent in Circulation, 1400–1700. Indiana University Press. pp. 421–446. ISBN 978-0253048912.
- Overton, Keelan (2020). "Introduction to Iranian Mobilities and Persianate Mediations in the Deccan". In Overton, Keelan (ed.). Iran and the Deccan: Persianate Art, Culture, and Talent in Circulation, 1400–1700. Indiana University Press. pp. 3–76. ISBN 978-0253048912.