Diler Khan

Diler Khan
Portrait of Diler Khan Daudzai. c.1686
Mughal subahdar of Awadh
MonarchAurangzeb
Personal details
BornPeshawar, Kabul Subah, Mughal Empire
Modern-day (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Diedc. 1683
Hardoi, Awadh Subah, Mughal Empire
(modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
ParentNawab Darya Khan Daudzai
OccupationSubahdar, sipahsalar
Military service
Allegiance Mughal Empire
Branch/serviceMughal Army
Years of service1660s-1683
RankMansabdar
Battles/warsMughal-Maratha Wars
Battle of Bhupalgarh
Battle of Purandar
Battle of Salher

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]

  1. ^ Srivastava, Ashirbadi Lal (1969). The Mughul Empire, 1526-1803 A.D. S. L. Agarwala. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "12 दिन में शहर बसाकर अफगानिस्तान चले गए थे बहादुर खान". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  4. ^ "12 दिन में शहर बसाकर अफगानिस्तान चले गए थे बहादुर खान". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-05-10.