Azim Khan
Politician, Deceased Person
1796 – 1808
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Who was Azim Khan?
Azim Khan was an ethnic Pashtun and the governor of Kashmir during the period 1810-1816. Prior to him the governor was Abdullah Khan Alukzai.
Azim Khan owed Ranjit Singh an annual tribute of 8 lakh rupees. He refused to pay up and Ranjit Singh invaded, but Azim Khan was able to rout this army.
At the end of 6 years of rule, he took 2 crore of rupee worth of property, and appointed his younger brother Jabbar Khan as the governor. Jabbar Khan was defeated by the Ranjit Singh's army in 1819.
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