Background
He was the eldest son of Ali Mardan Khan Zig.
He was the eldest son of Ali Mardan Khan Zig.
Ali Mardan was a noble of Persian origin. Prior to the governorship of Bengal, Ibrahim Khan served as Subahdar of Kashmir, Lahore and Bihar. He had a son named Zabardast Khan.
During his reign, English and French traders were granted several farmans to continue trading in Bengal.
During 1695-1696, he failed to suppress the revolt of the Chandrakona zamindar, Shobha Singh. Later in 1697, Ibrahim Khan was the replaced by emperor Aurangzeb"s own grandson, Prince Azim-us-Shan.