Zulfikhar Ali Khan

Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung
Born	1657
Died	1713
Military career
Allegiance	Mughal Empire
Service/branch	Mughal Army
Rank	Ispahsalar, Grand Vizier
Battles/wars	Mughal-Maratha Wars

Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung (Urdu: ذو الفقار خان نصرت جنگ ‎) was born Muhammad Ismail (Urdu: محمد اسماعیل‎) son of renowned nobleman of Emperor Aurangzeb named Asad Khan and his wife Mehr-un-Nisa Begam (daughter of Asaf Khan IV). He was born in 1657 CE. and held several appointments under Emperor Aurangzeb in the Mughal Empire. He was married to the daughter of Shaista Khan (the son of Asaf Khan).

Muhammad Ismail was with the Emperor during the 30-year-long Deccan Wars with the Sultanates of Golconda and Bijapur and the Marathas. He was sent by the emperor against the Maratha stronghold of Raigarh against Raja Ram Bhonsle. But the widow of Sambhaji, Yesubai and her minister Ramchandra Bavdekar Pant Amatya sent young Raja Ram Bhonsle to the stronghold of Pratapgarh through Kavlya ghat from where he escaped to the fort of Jinji in present-day state of Tamil Nadu arriving on November 1, 1689. Muhammad Ismail was given the title Itikad Khan and sent along with the naval commander Siddi Qasim Yaqut Khan besieged Raigarh in March 1689 till October 19, 1689 when Yesubai and her minister Ramchandra Bavdekar Pant Amatya surrendered on the promise that Itikad Khan swear on the Quran that he would protect her and Shahu II against any cruelty. Itikad Khan did so. But before Yesubai could surrender Raigarh, she was forestalled by the military governor, Suryaji Pisal. He had, or pretended to have claims to be Deshmukh or hereditary revenue officer of Wai. He sent word to Itikad Khan that if he promised to get him made Deshmukh, he would throw open the gates of Raigarh. Itikad Khan gave his promise and secured the fortress 19 October 1689. Thus with the capture of Raigarh, the heir apparent Shahu II and his mother Yesubai were also taken captives.

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