Shah Quli Khan (governor)

Shah Quli served as the Mughal nawab of Narnaul, India, and notably constructed a number of historic sites in the state.

As a young man, Shah Quli was a protegee of Bairam Khan, a powerful noble who served as the regent of the Mughal Empire during the early reign of Akbar the Great.

Quli's connection to Bairam Khan allowed him to curry an extensive amount of favor with the Mughal court.

[1] Fifteen years after building his tomb, Shah Quli Khan began constructing a palace for himself.

One such carving was done in such a way as to praise Shah Quli Khan's victory over Hemi some forty years earlier.