Zakariya Khan Bahadur
Zakariyyā Khān زکریا خان Bahadur | |
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Detail of Zakariya Khan Bahadur leisuring from a 19th century Sikh drawing | |
| Governor of Lahore | |
| In office 1726 – 1 July 1745 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad Shāh |
| Preceded by | Abd al-Samād Khān |
| Succeeded by | Yahyā Khān |
| Governor of Multan | |
| In office 1737 – 1 July 1745 | |
| Preceded by | Abd al-Samād Khān |
| Succeeded by | Shāh Nawāz Khān |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1 July 1745 Lahore Subah |
| Children | 3, including Shāh Nawāz Khān and Yahyā Khān |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Mughal Empire |
| Branch/service | Mughal Army |
| Battles/wars | |
Zakariya Khan (died 1 July 1745), alternatively spelt as Zakaria Khan, was the Mughal subahdar of the Lahore and Multan subahs from 1726 till his death in 1745, succeeding his father, Abd al-Samad Khan, at the both posts.
He was descended from the Ansari family of Panipat. He continued and extended his father's policy of severe persecution of Sikhs, and thousands of Sikhs were killed during his period and post his death, especially during the Chhota Ghallughara.