Diler Khan Daudzai was a Mughal general who served under Aurangzeb and was the governor of Awadh. He is known to battle and kill Murarbaji, the military general of Shivaji and the in-charge of Purandar Forts.[1][2] His brother's name was Nawab Bahadur Khan.[3] Nawab Diler Khan and his brother Nawab Bahadur Khan together established the famous district Shahjahanpur located in Uttar Pradesh.[4]
Diler Khan | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Diler Khan Daudzai. c.1686 | |
| Mughal subahdar of Awadh | |
| Monarch | Aurangzeb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peshawar, Kabul Subah, Mughal Empire Modern-day (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | c. 1683 Hardoi, Awadh Subah, Mughal Empire (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Parent | Nawab Darya Khan Daudzai |
| Occupation | Subahdar, sipahsalar |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Mughal Empire |
| Branch/service | Mughal Army |
| Years of service | 1660s-1683 |
| Rank | Mansabdar |
| Battles/wars | Mughal-Maratha Wars Battle of Bhupalgarh Battle of Purandar Battle of Salher |
Early life
editHe was born near Peshwar,[5][6] and was son of Nawab Darya Khan Rohilla, an Afghan who traced his descent to the Pashtun Daudzai tribe,[7] and a mansabdar who served under the Indian Muslim Mir Bakhshi, Shaikh Farid Bukhari in 1603.[8]
Campaign against Marathas
editAll of Aurangzeb's attempts to overthrow Shivaji went in vain. So he sent Jai Singh, along with Diler Khan to overthrow the Marathas and establish Mughal rule in the Deccan. Diler Khan insisted on capturing Purandar Fort. But Mirza Jai Singh, being a shrewd and experienced general, knew that hoisting the Mughal flag on Purandar will not be easy. So he advised Diler Khan to move his army on Vajragarh. Purandar Fort was a short distance from Vajragarh. If Vajragarh is captured, the Mughal cannons could easily capture the Purandar Fort. [9]
On 13 April 1665, Diler Khan was successful in capturing Vajragarh. The Mughal army under Diler Khan and Jai Singh celebrated the victory over Vajragarh with booming of guns. Diler Khan then turned his attention to Purandar.
On 16 May 1665, Diler Khan faced Murarbaji, the in-charge of Purandar Fort. Murarbaji fought valiantly but was killed by Diler Khan's arrow.[10]
Later life
editReferences
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- ^ Aiyangar, Sakkottai Krishnaswami (1941). Ancient India and South Indian History & Culture: Papers on Indian History and Culture; India to A.D. 1300. Oriental Book Agency. p. 35.
- ^ "12 दिन में शहर बसाकर अफगानिस्तान चले गए थे बहादुर खान". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "12 दिन में शहर बसाकर अफगानिस्तान चले गए थे बहादुर खान". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ Athar Ali. The Mughal Nobility Under Aurangzeb. p. 251.
Dilir Khan Rohela - Birthplace: India
- ^ Gommans, Jos J. L. (1994-01-01), "Afghan Migration and State-Formation in Mughal India", The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire, c. 1710-1780, Brill, pp. 104–143, ISBN 978-90-04-64473-1, retrieved 2024-05-30
- ^ Rijksmuseum (Netherlands). Rijksprentenkabinet, Hermann Goetz (1958). The Indian and Persian Miniature Paintings in the Rijks-prentenkabinet (Rijksmuseum) Amsterdam. p. 37.
- ^ Henry Beveridge (1979). The Maāt̲h̲ir-ul-umarā Being Biographies of the Muḥammadan and Hindu Officers of the Timurid Sovereigns of India from 1500 to about 1780 A.D. p. 455.
- ^ Elliot, Henry Miers (21 March 2013). The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-05589-5.
- ^ Joshi, Rita (1985). The Afghan Nobility and the Mughals: 1526-1707. Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 9780706927528.
- ^ "Supplemental Information 3: An excerpt from Data Downloads page, where users can download original datasets". doi:10.7717/peerj.9467/supp-3.
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