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Names
	Nihang Khan Nizabi Muhammad
Era name and dates
	Sikh Misl: since the time of Guru Gobind Singh
Regnal name
	Nihang Khan Sultan

Nihang Khan
Nihang Khan
Ruler of Kotla Nihang Khan
	Fort of Kotla Nihang Khan, Rupnagar district,Punjab,India
Sultan and Zamindar of Kotla Nihang Khan
Administrative area	Kotla Nihang Khan, Punjab
First Jahanpanah than him	Amir Ahmad Bashir Khan
Successor	Shri Rajadhiraja Ramchandra Aditya ('Rajadhiraj Vikram Dev')
Regent of Royal town	Ram Chandra Aditya Vikramdeo
Politician of Nihang Khan
Islamic successor	Amir Bhai Abdul Parvez; Ahmad Bulbul Shah (second regent and confidential);
Hindu successor	Rajadhiraj Ram Chandra Aditya
Regent of Tungi regency
Predecessor of Tungi dynasty	Nawab Gohar Khan Siddiqui
Successor	Himself
Born	Nihang Khan bin Amir Khan Ahmad bin Shawab Amir Bhai; Lahore, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire
Died	Fategarh, Sikh Confederacy
Burial	Fatehgarh Muslim Cemetery, Sirhind-Fategarh
Wives	Rehana Baigh; Armana Sultana (daughter of a tehsildar)
Sons and Daughters	Abdul Abin Nihang Khan; Hayil Abdul Khan; Shameena Begum; Nauliana Nihang Khan Begum; Jafer Khan; Khan Ali Nihangpuri; Parvez Ali Muhammad; Bhai Alam Khan; Bhai Parvez Abul;
Names
Names
	Nihang Khan Nizabi Muhammad
Era name and dates
	Sikh Misl: since the time of Guru Gobind Singh
Regnal name
	Nihang Khan Sultan
Family	Kotla Nihang Khan dynasty
Father	Amir Ahmad Khan Ali Muhammad
Mother	Farzana Baig Begum
Religion	Sunni Islam
Occupation	Sultan, zamindar
Personal details
Residence(s)	Kotla Nihang Khan, after retirement- Nanded, Marathwada

Bhai Nihang Khan (Gurmukhi: ਨਿਹੰਗ ਖ਼ਾਨ, Shahmukhi: نهنگ خاں) was the zamindar ruler of a small feudal estate called Kotla Nihang Khan near Ropar in Punjab, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (Today located in Punjab, India).^[1] He was a friend and follower of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. The Guru and his associates frequently stayed with Nihang Khan, who often sheltered and provided succor to them in the period when they were facing persecution by Mughal forces. By way of faith and ethnicity, Nihang Khan was a Muslim Pathan.^[2]^[3]

Guru Gobind Singh and Nihang Khan first met on the Amavas of the month of Maghar in Vikram Samvat year 1745 (corresponding to 1688 CE).^[1] Nihang Khan was so impressed that he declared that he would "dedicate his all in the cause of the Guru."^[1] To honor him, Sikh religious literature often refers to him as Bhai Nihang Khan.^[4] One of Nihang Khan's sons was Bhai Alam Khan, whose wedding the Guru also attended on May 3, 1694.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Surjit Singh Gandhi (2007), History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1606-1708 C, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 2007, ISBN 978-81-269-0858-5, ... the Guru met Nihang Khan, the Zamindar of Kotla Nihang Khan, a place in proximity to present-day Ropar city. Nihang Khan was so moved that he decided to dedicate his all in the cause of the Guru. This happened on the Amavas or Maghar 1745 Bk 1688 ...
^ N. Hanif (2000), Biographical encyclopedia of Sufis: Volume 3, Sarup & Sons, 2000, ISBN 978-81-7625-087-0, ... Guru Gobind Singh, the reigning Sikh Guru, had a large number of followers among the Muslims like Pir Budhu Shah, Nihang Khan, Ghani Khan, Nabi Khan and others ...
^ Parvinder Kaur, Virbhan Singh (1996), Kar sewa of historical gurudwaras, Sapra Publications, 1996, ISBN 978-81-86686-00-3, ... While proceeding to Chamkaur Sahib after crossing the Sarsa river Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji had put out the kiln here with his horse's hoofs. The local Pathaan Nihang Khan, without caring for the risk, served Guruji and ...
^ Harjinder Singh Dilagir (2000), Who are the Sikhs?, Sikh Educational Trust, 2000, ... 6.12.1705 Guru Gobind Singh Sahib reached residence of Bhai Nihang Khan at Kotla Nihang ...
^ Harjinder Singh Dilagir (1997), The Sikh reference book, Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark, 1997, ISBN 978-0-9695964-2-4, ... On May 3, 1694, Guru Sahib attended the betrothal ceremony of Bhai Aalam Khan (second), the son of Bhai Nihang Khan ...