Who was this Mughal Emperor that reigned nearly half a century whom Saadat Ali Khan I fought alongside with against the Maratha in the Deccan?
Saadat Ali Khan I Saadat Ali Khan (b. c. 1680 – d. 19 March 1739) was the Subahdar Nawab of Awadh (Oudh) from 26 January 1722 to 1739, and the son of Muhammad Nasir. At the age of 25 he accompanied his father Muhammad Nasir and joined the final campaign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb against the Maratha in the Deccan, where the Mughal Emperor honorably awarded him the title "Khan Bahadur" for his steadfast services.
Ali Mardan Khan Ali Mardan Khan (Persian: علی مردان خان‎ ‎ , Urdu: علی مردان خان‎ ) (died April 1657) was a Kurdish military leader and administrator, serving under the Safavid kings Shah Abbas I and Shah Safi, and later the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan. He was the son of Ganj Ali Khan. After surrendering the city of Qandahar, part of the easternmost territories of the Safavids to the Mughals in 1638, he served with distinction in the Mughal administration, earning the highest honors of the Mughal court.