Rahim Dil Khan
| Rahim Dil Khan رحيمدل خان | |
|---|---|
| Sardar | |
| Sardar of Kandahar | |
| Reign | 21 August 1855 – September 1856 |
| Predecessor | Kohan Dil Khan |
| Successor | Office abolished (Dost Mohammad Khan as Emir of Afghanistan) |
| Born | 1796 Kandahar, Durrani Empire |
| Died | 1859 (aged 62–63) Qajar Iran |
| Spouse | Hawa Begum |
| Issue | 7 sons and 2 daughters
|
| Dynasty | Barakzai dynasty |
| Father | Payandah Khan |
| Mother | an Idu Khel Hotak lady |
Rahim Dil Khan Barakzai[a] (1796–1859) was the fourth and last Sardar of the Principality of Kandahar[1] from 1855 until he was overthrown by his Kabul-based half-brother Dost Mohammad Khan in 1856.[2]
Early life
[edit]Rahim Dil was born in Kandahar into a Barakzai family, to his father Payandah Khan and to an Idu Khel Hotak lady, alongside his full-brothers, also known as the 'Dil Brothers': Sher Dil Khan, Pur Dil Khan, Kohan Dil Khan and Mehr Dil Khan.
Reign
[edit]Rahim Dil succeeded his older brother Kohan Dil Khan in being the Prince of Kandahar, but this quickly backlashed as he got into a succession crisis with Kohan Dil's son Mohammad Sadiq Khan. This paved a way for Dost Mohammad Khan to conquer Kandahar, and put an end to the Principality of Kandahar, forcing Rahim Dil to flee to Iran, where he died in 1859.[3][4]
Notes
[edit]- ↑
- Pashto: رحيمدل خان بارکزی, romanized: Rahimdil Xān Bārakzai [ra.jim d̪il xɑn bɑ.ɾak.zaɪ, ra.him d̪il xɑn bɑ.ɾak.zaɪ]
- Persian: رحیمدل خان بارکزی, romanized: Rahīmdil Khān Bārakzay [rä.jíːm.d̪ɪl xɑːn bɑː.ɾäk.záj, rä.ɦíːm.d̪ɪl xɑːn bɑː.ɾäk.záj]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hazārah, Fayż Muḥammad Kātib; McChesney, R. D.; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi (2013). The History of Afghanistan: Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-Tawārīkh. Brill. ISBN 9789004234925.
- ↑ Lee, Jonathan L. (2018). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. ISBN 9781789140101.
- ↑ Malleson, George B. (1879). History of Afghanistan: From the Earliest Period to the Outbreak of the War of 1878. W. H. Allen & Company. ISBN 0343739771. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ↑ Dalrymple, William (2013). Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307958297.