Zabita Khan was the eldest son of Najib-ud-Daula, a leader of the Afghan Rohilla and founder of the city of Najibabad (UP).

In March 1768 Najib-ud-Daula retired his leadership over the Rohillas and declared Zabita Khan to be his successor,[3] while he moved to Najibabad.

[4] At the time of his father's death on 31 October 1770, Zabita Khan was said to be the second richest person in northern India after the Jat King.

[5] As his father's eldest son he was invested as Mir Bakhshi (Head of the Mughal Army) by Shah Alam II on 29 December 1770.

[8] His grave is in the courtyard of the Dargah Qutub Sahib in Mehrauli, a shrine dedicated to the Sufi mystic Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, and preserved to this day.