Rahim Dil Khan
| Rahim Dil Khanرحيمدل خان | |
|---|---|
| SardarPrince of Kandahar | |
| Prince of Kandahar | |
| Reign | 21 August 1855 – September 1856 |
| Predecessor | Kohan Dil Khan |
| Successor | Office abolished(Dost Mohammad Khan as Emir of Afghanistan) |
| Born | 1796 (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 |
SardarRahim Dil Khan Barakzai[a] (1796–1859) was the fourth and final Prince 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
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
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 Qajar Iran, where he died in 1859.[3][4]
Notes
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- Pashto: رحيمدل خان بارکزی, romanized: Rahimdil Xān Bārakzai[ra.jimd̪ilxɑnbɑ.ɾak.zaɪ,ra.himd̪ilxɑnbɑ.ɾak.zaɪ]
- Persian: رحیمدل خان بارکزی, romanized: Rahīmdil Khān Bārakzay[rä.jíːm.d̪ɪlxɑːnbɑː.ɾäk.záj,rä.ɦíːm.d̪ɪlxɑːnbɑː.ɾäk.záj]
References
- ^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.
