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| Office | Mughal subahdar of Awadh
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| Born | Peshawar, Kabul Subah, Mughal Empire Modern-day (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | Template:C. 1683 |
| Place of death | Hardoi, Awadh Subah, Mughal Empire (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
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| Occupation | Subahdar, sipahsalar
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Diler Khan Daudzai was a Mughal general who served under Aurangzeb and was the governor of Awadh. He is known for engaging in battle and killing Murarbaji, the military general of Shivaji and the in-charge of Purandar Forts.[1][2] His brother's name was Nawab Bahadur Khan.[3] Diler Khan and Bahadur Khan together established the famous district Shahjahanpur located in Uttar Pradesh.[4] He was also responsible for the Mughal victory over Shivaji in the Battle of Bhupalgarh.[5]
Early life
He was born near Peshawar,[6][7] and was son of Nawab Darya Khan Rohilla, an Afghan who traced his descent to the Pashtun Daudzai tribe,[8] and a mansabdar who served under the Indian Muslim Mir Bakhshi, Shaikh Farid Bukhari in 1603.[9]
Campaign against Marathas
After previous attempts to overthrow Shivaji failed, Aurangzeb sent Jai Singh, his most senior general ("Mirza Raja"), along with Diler Khan to overthrow the Marathas and establish Mughal rule in the Deccan. Diler Khan insisted on capturing Purandar Fort. Jai Singh, who understood the challenge the campaign involved. He advised Diler Khan to move his army on Vajragarh. Purandar Fort was a short distance from Vajragarh. If Vajragarh was captured, the Mughal cannons could easily capture the Purandar Fort.[10]
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.[11]
Later life
He died in 1683 in Hardoi.[12]
References
- ↑ The Mughul Empire, 1526-1803 A.D.{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. S. L. Agarwala(1969)
- ↑ Ancient India and South Indian History & Culture: Papers on Indian History and Culture; India to A.D. 1300{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oriental Book Agency(1941)
- ↑ 12 दिन में शहर बसाकर अफगानिस्तान चले गए थे बहादुर खान. Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ↑ 12 दिन में शहर बसाकर अफगानिस्तान चले गए थे बहादुर खान. Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ↑ Battle of Bhupalgarh.
- ↑ The Mughal Nobility Under Aurangzeb{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}
- ↑ Afghan Migration and State-Formation in Mughal India. Brill(1994-01-01).
- ↑ The Indian and Persian Miniature Paintings in the Rijks-prentenkabinet (Rijksmuseum) Amsterdam{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1958)
- ↑ 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{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1979)
- ↑ The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Cambridge University Press(21 March 2013). ISBN 978-1-108-05589-5
- ↑ The Afghan Nobility and the Mughals: 1526-1707{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Vikas Publishing House(1985). ISBN 9780706927528
- ↑ Supplemental Information 3: An excerpt from Data Downloads page, where users can download original datasets..