In 1645, the Begs and feudal lords, dissatisfied with Nadr Muhammed's policy, proclaimed Abd al-Aziz Khan as the Khan of Bukhara.
Mughal Invasion To retake his throne, Nadr Mohammad asked for help from the
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who took advantage of this opportunity and marched his army to
Balkh. Shah Jahan launched an invasion of Central Asia from 1646 to 1647 against the
Khanate of Bukhara. With a total army of 75,000, Shah Jahan and his sons
Aurangzeb and
Murad Bakhsh temporarily occupied the territories of
Balkh and
Badakhshan. In 1647, Abd al-Aziz attacked the Mughal troops in Balkh, and after heavy fighting, eliminated the foreign invaders and appointed his brother
Subhan Quli Khan as the governor of Balkh.
Civil war and Khiva's invasion Soon the two brothers started fighting each other for the throne. The
Khan of Khiva,
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur and his son Anusha Khan took advantage of such conditions and attacked Bukhara, but in 1657, Abd al-Aziz Khan defeated the Khan of Khiva.
Abdication and death The long war with Khiva stained the reputation of Abd al-Aziz Khan and he was forced to hand over the throne to his brother
Subhan Quli Khan in 1680. Abdul Aziz Khan died in 1683 while performing the
Hajj in
Mecca. ==Legacy==