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Nawab Khan Tanoli | |||||
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Nawab Dewan of Hazara | |||||
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Reign | 1810–1818 | ||||
Successor | Mir Painda Khan | ||||
Born | Amb | 12 April 1792||||
Died | Peshawar | 13 October 1818||||
Burial | 1818 | ||||
Issue | Maddad Khan Tanoli, Mir Painda Khan | ||||
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Dynasty | Tanoli [1] | ||||
Father | Sardar Haibat Khan Tanoli | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli was the ruler of The Tanawal valley and the Chief of the Hazara region from circa 1810 until he died in 1818. During his rule, he faced many attacks from the Sikh Empire and Durrani Empire, resulting in a significant loss of territory. He was 26 years old when he was assassinated by Azim Khan on October 13, 1818 in the Stratagem of Peshawar. [2]
The main reason for the war is that Mir Nawab Khan who defied Durrani and other main reason was that when Azim Khan's mother was traveling to Kashmir via Tanwal, Nawab Khan's soldier collected the tax. Azim Khan then traveled through Tanwal and then Nawab Khan's soldiers collected taxes through Azim Khan. After Azim Khan felt ashamed and was admitted to the Afghan court then the Afghans Ruler of that time sent their army.
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The Sikh rule over Hazara eventually met its conclusion in 1846, following the end of the First Anglo-Sikh War.
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