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[a] (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[1], 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,[2] which also led to internal fighting that caused the city's walls to decay.[3]

Notes

  1. ^
    • Pashto: پردل خان, romanizedPurdil Xān Bārakzai [puɾ.d̪il xɑn bɑ.ɾak.zaɪ]
    • Persian: پردل خان, romanized: Purdil Khān Bārakzay [pʰʊɾ.d̪ɪl xɑːn bɑː.ɾäk.záj]

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.