1. DARA SHUKOH, PRINCE

DARA SHUKOH, PRINCE (16151659), the eldest son of Prince Khurram (later Emperor ShahJahan), was born on 30 March 1615 at Ajmer. Following the failure of his father`s rebellion against his grandfather, Emperor Jaharigir, Dara and his brother, Aurarigz...

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2. DAULAT KHAN LODHI, NAWAB

DAULAT KHAN LODHI, NAWAB, an Afghan noble, was, during the last quarter of the fifteenth century, governor ofJalandhar Doab with Sultanpur, a town in presentday Kapurthala district, as his capital. One of his officials, Jai Ram, was married to Guru N...

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3. DAULAT RAI, DIWAN,

DAULAT RAI, DIWAN, a civil administrator in Sikh times, was the son of Diwan Lakkhi Mall, governor of Dera Isma`il Khan and Bannu. In 1844, Diwan Lakkhi Mall died and Daulat Rai was allowed to succeed him in his office byWazir Hira Singh on payment o...

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4. DILAWAR KHAN

DILAWAR KHAN, a Mughal chief, who during the closing years of seventeenth century sent his son, referred to as Khanzada in Guru Gobind Singh`s Bachitra Natak, as head of an imperial expedition to exact tribute from the Guru. The young commander, marc...

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5. DOST MUHAMMAD KHAN. AMIR

DOST MUHAMMAD KHAN. AMIR (1791-1863), ruler of Kabul and Qandahar, was the son of Painda Khan (executed 1799), the Barakzai chief. Dost Muhammad`s first engagement with the Sikhs was at Attock, the Afghan citadel, which had fallen into the hands of t...

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