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Diler Khan
(–1683)
Biographical
A Daudzai Afghan, he was one of the best and bravest generals of the emperor Aurangzeb, and held the rank of 5,000. He was granted the jagir of Kalpi that had been confiscated from his brother, Bahadur Khan Ruhella. According to Niccolo Manucci, he was poisoned by his son-in-law, Azil Khan, on the orders of Prince Shah Alam (son of Aurangzeb).
Place of death: the Deccan
Sources
1. H.G. Keene. An Oriental Biographical Dictionary Founded on Materials Collected by Thomas William Beale. London: W. H. Allen & Co., Limited, 1894.
2. N. Manucci; W. Irvine. Storia do Mogor; or, Mogul India 1653-1708, vol. 2. London: John Murray, Albermarle Street, 1907.
3. R. Ahmad Khan, 2000. Afghans and Shaikhzadas in the Nobility of Shah Jahan. Thesis. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
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