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'''Daud Khan Panni''' (? – 6 September 1715) or simply as '''Daud Khan''' was a [[Mughal Army|Mughal]] commander, [[Nawab of the Carnatic]] and later [[Nawab of Kurnool]]. He was an ethnic [[Pashtun]] from the [[Balailzai (Panni)|Panni]] tribe and was from [[Bijapur]], [[Karnataka]].<br />
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==Life==<br />
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In 1703, Daud Khan was appointed as the [[Nawab of the Carnatic]]. Before he was made Nawab, the Emperor [[Aurangazeb]] appointed him as a leading commander of the [[Mughal Army]] in 1701, while [[Zulfikhar Ali Khan]] was the Nawab.<br />
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Daud Khan made his bases at [[Arcot]] and often received assistance from [[Asaf Jah I]] the [[Faujdar]] of the [[Carnatic region|Carnatic]] and [[Talikota]]. During his tenure, he made frequent visits to [[Santhome]] and tried to develop it. But due to the efforts of [[Thomas Pitt]], the then Governor of the [[British East India Company]], Daud Khan had to defer his plans.<br />
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Like Zulfikhar Ali Khan, Daud Khan also enjoyed the confidence of the Emperor Aurangazeb and had control over all the territories south of the [[River Krishna]]. In one of his visits to [[Fort St. George]] (now [[Chennai]]), the streets were lined with soldiers. The line of soldiers was from the St. Thome Gate up to the Fort and the center of the inner Fort was occupied by [[Trained bands|train bands]]. The Governor, Thomas Pitt, conducted him into the Fort, carried him up to his lodgings. Such was the respect he commanded with the East India Company.<br />
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===Conflicts with the British East India Company===<br />
[[File:Fort St. George, Chennai.jpg|thumb|In 1702, Daud Khan blockaded [[Madras]].<ref name="googlebooks">{{Google books |id=yQgt5SYepi8C |page=11 |title=A Miscellany of Mutinies and Massacres in India }}</ref>]]<br />
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In 1702, it is probably believed{{vague|date=December 2020}} that the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] ordered Daud Khan the [[Mughal Empire]]'s local [[Subedar]] (lieutenant), to besiege and blockade Fort St. George for more than three months,<ref name="googlebooks" /> the governor of the fort [[Thomas Pitt]] was instructed by the [[British East India Company]] to vie for peace.{{Additional citation needed|date=December 2020}}<br />
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[[Thomas Pitt]] began garrisoning [[British East India Company]] forts by raising regiments of local [[Sepoy]]'s by hiring from [[Hindu]] warrior [[caste]]s, he armed them with the latest weapons and positioned them under the command of British officers to save [[Madras]], his base of operations from further [[Mughal (tribe)|Mughal]] harassment.<ref>{{YouTube|I-O5cqkphDI}}</ref><br />
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On 5 October 1708, Daud Khan issued a ''[[Firman]]'' granting the [[English East India Company]] and the five villages of [[Tiruvottiyur]], [[Nungambakkam]], Vysarpady, Kathiwakam and Sattangadu west of [[Tiruvottiyur]].<br />
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In 1710, Daud Khan was recalled to [[Delhi]] to discharge more responsible work as Commander-in-Chief of the Mughal Army. He was appointed to [[Viceroy of Deccan]].<br />
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On 6 September 1715, Husain Ali Khan awaited the encounter with Daud Khan. Daud Khan, unfortunately, was killed by a stray bullet in this battle and died. He was winning the battle until he died. His death led to his army being defeated in the battle near [[Burhanpur]].<br />
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==War elephants==<br />
In 1703, the Mughal commander at [[Coromandel Coast|Coromandel]], Daud Khan Panni spent 10,500 coins to purchase 30 to 50 [[war elephant]]s from [[Ceylon]].<ref>{{Google books |id=3C1vz5ioOMwC |page=122 |title=Mughal Warfare: Indian Frontiers and Highroads to Empire, 1500–1700 }}</ref> These purchases were acknowledged by [[Vimaladharmasurya II of Kandy]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Mughal Empire]]<br />
*[[Aurangzeb]]<br />
*[[Nawabs of Arcot]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Titles held==<br />
*[[Commander-in-Chief]] of Mughal Army under [[Aurangazeb]].<br />
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