Daud Khan Panni
Daud Khan Panni | |
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Naib Faujdar of the Carnatic | |
In office 1701–? | |
Monarch | Aurangzeb |
Naib Subahdar of the Deccan | |
In office 1710–1713 | |
Monarchs | Bahadur Shah I, Jahandar Shah |
Governor of Gujarat | |
In office 1713–1715 | |
Monarch | Farrukhsiyar |
Personal details | |
Died | near Burhanpur | 6 September 1715
Relations | Ranmast Khan (paternal uncle)
Sulaiman Khan (brother) Ibrahim Khan (brother) |
Parent | Khizr Khan Panni (father) |
Military service | |
Battles/wars | Siege of Jinji Siege of Wagingera |
Daud Khan Panni (d. Pashtun nobleman and military commander of the Mughal Empire. Historians Muzaffar Alam and Sanjay Subrahmanyam characterise him as an important figure of Mughal history spanning the later years of emperor Aurangzeb, to the early rule of Farrukhsiyar.[1]
6 September 1715) or simply Daud Khan, was anAs the deputy of distinguished official
Origins
Daud Khan's father was Khizr Khan Panni, an
Career
Early career and faujdar of the Carnatic
Daud Khan entered the Mughal service in 1676/1677, shortly after the assassination of his father.[5][3] This was the result of a Mughal-Bijapur battle centred on Naldurg Fort. Daud Khan and his brothers were stuck in this strategic fort through the course of the battle. Their initial loyalties are unclear, but Daud Khan and his siblings handed over the fort to the Mughals in exchange for a high appointment in the Mughal service. This was facilitated by their uncle Ranmast Khan, who was a member of the Mughal forces. Daud Khan was given a mansab (rank) of 4000, as well as a jagir in Tembhurni.[6]
Daud Khan would then serve under Ranmast Khan, who went on to achieve fame as a Mughal officer.
Later, Daud Khan Panni was attached to the retinue of Mughal general and nobleman
Between 1701-1704, Daud Khan led several successful campaigns against local
During his visits to pressure Madras, Daud Khan resided in the Portuguese town of São Tomé, where he built a residence and established local connections. He is also known to have harboured plans to fortify and develop the town, though these never came to fruition.[13]
In 1704, emperor Aurangzeb additionally assigned him to the deputy governorship of
Post-Aurangzeb era
The death of Aurangzeb in 1707 spawned a succession struggle, causing Daud Khan to leave the Carnatic for northern India. Along with Zulfiqar Khan, he allied with prince
Following Kam Bakhsh's defeat and death,
In 1713,
Personal life
Daud Khan Panni was childless, which was the subject of gossip in contemporary chronicles. The traveller Manucci recorded stories of Daud Khan immediately killing newborns that his wives/concubines birthed, though some scholars have dismissed this as rumor. He is known to have married his cousin, a daughter of Ranmast Khan, but she became estranged from him.[30]
Daud Khan harboured a notable interest in animals. He maintained a mobile animal establishment termed a shikarkhana, which consisted of numerous species of wildlife. He is also known to have procured a rare kind of monkey from a
Legacy
Daud Khan's tenure in the Carnatic resulted in the establishment of a Mughal administration in the area. When his political activities shifted away from the region, this left a leading subordinate, the
References
- ^ a b Alam & Subrahmanyam 2011, p. 350.
- ^ Archambault 2018, p. 55-56 & 86.
- ^ a b c d Chandra 2002, p. 44-45.
- ^ Alam & Subrahmanyam 2011, p. 347 & 350.
- ^ a b Archambault 2018, p. 86.
- ^ Archambault 2018, p. 11 & 86.
- ^ Archambault 2018, p. 92.
- ^ a b Alam & Subrahmanyam 2011, p. 350-351.
- S2CID 142989123.
- ISBN 978-0-7007-1106-2.
- ISBN 978-0-521-25758-9.
- ^ Alam & Subrahmanyam 2011, p. 361.
- ^ Alam & Subrahmanyam 2011, p. 355-358.
- ISBN 978-0-19-821561-5.
- S2CID 161294806.
- ^ Alam & Subrahmanyam 2011, p. 363-364.
- ^ Archambault 2018, p. 84-85.
- ^ Chandra 2002, p. 82-83.
- ^ a b Archambault 2018, p. 98.
- ^ S2CID 142989123.
- ^ Alam & Subrahmanyam 2011, p. 364-365.
- ^ Chandra 2002, p. 86-87.
- ISBN 978-0-521-56603-2.
- ^ Chandra 2002, p. 107-108.
- ^ Chandra 2002, p. 136-137.
- S2CID 225165222.
- ^ Archambault 2018, p. 104.
- ^ Alam & Subrahmanyam 2011, p. 351.
- ^ Irvine, William (1971). Later Mughals. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. p. 303.
- ^ Archambault 2018, p. 89 & 100-101.
- ^ Archambault 2018, p. 108.
- ISBN 9780836412628.
Bibliography
- Archambault, Hannah (2018). Geographies of Influence: Two Afghan Military Households in 17th and 18th Century South India (Thesis). UC Berkeley.
- Chandra, Satish (2002). Parties and politics at the Mughal Court, 1707-1740 (4th ed.). New Delhi: Oxford University Press. OCLC 50004530.
- Alam, Muzaffar; Subrahmanyam, Sanjay (2011). "Trade and Politics in the Arcot Nizāmat (1700–1732)". Writing the Mughal World. Columbia University Press. pp. 339–395. ISBN 9780231527903.