Pur Dil Khan

Pur Dil Khan
پردل خان
Sardar
Miniature portrait of Pur Dil Khan c. 1826–1830
Sardar of Kandahar
Reign9 August 1826 – 22 June 1830
PredecessorSher Dil Khan
SuccessorKohan Dil Khan
Born1785 (1785)
Kandahar, Durrani Empire
Died22 June 1830(1830-06-22) (aged 44–45)
Kandahar, Principality of Kandahar
Spouse
2 wives
Issue
8 sons
  • Sultan Mohammad Khan
    Abdul Rasul Khan
    Mir Afzal Khan
    Abdullah Khan
    Khush Dil Khan
    Maqsood Khan
DynastyBarakzai dynasty
FatherPayandah Khan
Motheran Idu Khel Hotak lady

Pur Dil Khan Barakzai (1785 – 22 June 1830) was the second Sardar of the Principality of Kandahar, who ruled from 1826 until his death in 1830.

Early life

Pur Dil was born into a Barakzai family, to his father Payandah Khan and to the latter's fifth wife, a Ghilji lady, alongside his full-brothers, also known as the 'Dil Brothers': Sher Dil Khan, Kohan Dil Khan, Rahm Dil Khan and Mehr Dil Khan.

He became the Prince of Kandahar after his brother, Sher Dil Khan's death, which also led to internal fighting that caused the city's walls to decay.

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ Adamec, Ludwig W. (1975). Historical and political who's who of Afghanistan. Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. p. 477. ISBN 978-3-201-00921-8.
  2. ↑ Noelle, Christine (25 June 2012). State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-60317-4.
  3. ↑ Trousdale, William B. (8 March 2021). Kandahar in the Nineteenth Century. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-44522-2.