Azim Khan
Azim Khan was the
Afghan governor of
Kashmir during the period
1810-
1816. Prior to him the governor was
Abdullah Khan Alukzai (
1796-
1808).
Azim Khan owed
Ranjit Singh an annual tribute of 8 lakh (800,000) rupees. He refused to pay up and Ranjit Singh invaded, but Azim Khan was able to rout this army.
At the end of 6 years of rule, he took 2 crore (20 million) of rupee worth of property, and appointed his younger brother
Jabbar Khan as the governor. Jabbar Khan was defeated by the Ranjit Singh's army in 1819.
