Career
Asaf Khan was also the elder brother of empress Nur Jahan, the consort of Shah Jahan"s father, Jahangir. He was of Mughal descent. Her mausoleum is located in Sheikhpur, Budaun.
Mirza Abul Hasan Asaf Khan was appointed by Emperor Jahangir in 1625.
Asaf Khan enjoyed a position even more elevated than in the preceding reign and retained it until 1632, when he failed in the siege of Bijapur, from which time he seems to have lost favour. Asaf Khan died on 12 June 1641 while engaged in fighting against the forces of rebel Raja Jagat Singh Pathania.
His tomb was built in Shahdara Bagh by Shah Jahan in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
