Mirza Baqi

Mirza Baqi (, ), also known as Mirza Baqi Beg, was a 17th-century Mughal Empire military general. He served as thanadar in Phuldubi (near Faridpur) and Bhalwa (Noakhali).

Career Under the orders of Qasim Khan Chishti, Mirza Baqi joined the expedition to and conquest of Katghar led by General Abdul Nabi.

Baqi was the Bakhshi (paymaster) of Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang. When Khan received news that the Burmese had invaded Arakan, he ordered Baqi to guard the river on their side. Baqi was granted the command of 600 war boats to do so. Within 45 minutes after the evening, Baqi set off with his fleet to Jahangirnagar (Dhaka) and arrived just after midnight. The other generals caught up to Baqi in the early morning.

When Ibrahim Khan set off on a journey to Akbarnagar (Rajmahal), he appointed Baqi as the Thanadar of Phuldubi with 1000 armed Mughal soldiers in his command. Khan died at this time, and some of his soldiers were sent to Baqi at Phuldubi.

Views At the newly conquered Ghalwapara fort near Khanpur river, Baqi and Raja Raghunath were ordered by Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang to inform Mirza Nathan that he was to follow the orders of Shaykh Kamal and Sarhad Khan. When they met with each other at an assembly, Nathan was very hospitable to Baqi. They later went into a private chamber where Baqi informed Nathan what he must do. Nathan was heavily offended by what he saw as subservience, and boasted of his efforts regarding the defeat of numerous Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains in Bengal. In response, Baqi mocked his efforts and referred to the Ghalwapara rebels as a "band of fishermen".