संस्कृतरचनानि- नवाव् अब्दुल रहीम् खान् खाना प्रणीतानि: Samskritaracanani of Navab Abdul Rahim Khan Khana

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Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana is treated as the forerunner of Indian cultural co-ordination. He was one of the "Navaratnas" of Mughal emperor Akbar. Nawab Abdul Raheem khan-I khana was born in Lahore in (1613 samvat) 16 December 1556 A.D. his father was Bairam Khan and mother Sultana Begum daughter of Jamal Khan Mewati. Abdul Rahim was very intelligent, within a short period, learnt Arabic, Persian Turkey, Hindi and Sanskrit. With his ability he became chief commander of Akbar. He occupied highest posts in the courts of Jahangir and Shah Jahan too. Khan Khana at the age of seventy two years died in 1627 A.D. in Delhi.

Khan Khana was fabulously rich, no doubt, but at the same time he was very well known for his charity. He was very great patron of learning and like his master Akbar. His enthusiasm for learning Sanskrit and Hindi made him very close to all great Hindu poets of the age, like Tulasidasa, Suradasa, Matirama etc.

It is his literary pursuits and achievements that have made him immortal.

He was the patron of many Sanskrit and Hindi poets Gang, Keshava, Lakshmipati. They all have acknowledged sincere and heartfelt gratitude to him.

There is a work on the life of Nawab Khan Khana called Nawab Khan Khana Charitam by Rudra Kavi, which is dated to 1609 A.D. and was composed during the reign of Jahangir. Unfortunately, only one Manuscript of this very fascinating work is available. It is now preserved in the Common Wealth Relations Office Library, London, Manuscript No.7304, and Buhler 70B. The work was critically edited for the first time by Prof. Jatindra Bimal Choudhuri and published in 'Contribution of Muslims to Sanskrit learning' vol.II from Pracyavani, Culcutta in 1954.

Rudrakavi was a Poet of high order. He entertained a high opinion about Khan Khana, so this work has been a very welcome addition to our knowledge about a great poet who flourished during Muslim rule in India. Beside Khan Khana Charitam he composed Danshahacharita, in praise of Akbar's son Danyal in 1603. Further he authored Jahangira charita for Jahangir and the Kirtisamullasa in honour of Prince Khurram, the future Shan Jahan.