Kalu Khan Yousafzai

Kalu Khan Yusufzai (Pashto: کالو خان یوسفزئی) was an Afghan warrior and military leader in 16th century who inflicted one of the greatest defeats of the Mughal Empire.[1][2] He is known for leading the Yusufzai Rebellion against Mughals at the Karakar Pass in which Prominent Mughal commanders including Raja Birbal was killed by Yousafzai tribesman in 1586 during the Afghan-Mughal Wars[3][4][5][6]


Kalu Khan Yousafzai
Ghazi
Reign1581 - 1597
PredecessorMalak Gaju Khan Yusufzai
SuccessorMalak Bhaku Khan Yusufzai
Born1550s
Kalu Khan, Swabi
DiedKalu Khan, Swabi
HouseYusufzai
FatherAli Khan (Rustam)
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
Battles / warsAfghan-Mughal War
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  2. ^ Arlinghaus, Joseph Theodore (1988). The Transformation of Afghan Tribal Society. Duke University. p. 320.
  3. ^ Joshi, Rita (1985). The Afghan Nobility and the Mughals. Vikas Publishing House. p. 70.
  4. ^ Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.
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  6. ^ Dani, Ahmad Hasan; Masson, Vadim Mikhaĭlovich; Unesco (2003-01-01). History of Civilizations of Central Asia: Development in contrast : from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. UNESCO. p. 276. ISBN 978-92-3-103876-1.