Fidai Khan Koka (real name: Muzaffar Hussain, Koka is suffix for foster brother), Governor of Awadh, Lahore and master of ordnance and foster brother to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Aurangzeb had two foster-brothers, Fida and Bahadur Khan, which was Aurangzeb's favourite. Fidai Khan was credited with leading construction on the Persian Gardens known as Pinjore Gardens near Chandigarh, which is the post-partition capital of Punjab, as well as building Teele Wali Masjid (1658–1660) of Lucknow, India and Badshahi Mosque (1671–1673) of Lahore.
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