Suba Khan Tanoli

Suba Khan Tanoli
Sultan Zabardust Khan Tanoli
4th Nawab of Tanawal
Reign	8 August 1755 – 8 November 1783
Successor	Mir Haibat Khan Tanoli
Born	(1736-05-01)1 May 1736 Amb
Died	(1783-11-02)2 November 1783 Haripur
Burial	1783 Tomb of Suba Khan, Haripur, Pakistan
Dynasty	Tanoli [1]
Father	Muhammad Bahadur Khan Tanoli
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance	Durrani Empire Mughal Empire
Rank	Nawab
Battles / wars	Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani

Zabardust Khan Tanoli, better known as Suba Khan Tanoli, was the chieftain of the Tanoli tribe in 18th-century Mughal India. ^[2] He fought at the Third Battle of Panipat on the side of Ahmed Shah Abdali ^[3] and contributed to the Afghan victory with rifles and zamburak artillery. He played a considerable part in campaign of Ahmad Shah Abdali against the Sikh and Hindu Jats. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

He was considered a good administrator during a very violent period. ^[11] He tried his best to help people, ensure peace in his area, and control the prices of food and other resources. ^[12]

Suba Khan Tanoli died in 1783. ^[13] After his death, the next ruler was Mir Haibat Khan Tanoli. Haibat Khan, was the grandfather of Painda Khan Tanoli and father of Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli.

References

1. "Ancestor Database - Tano Khel -.-> تنو خېل". Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
2. Dr SB Panni 'Tareekh i Hazara' (Urdu:History of Hazara) pub Peshawar, 1969, pp. 340-341
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4. Tarikh - E - Hazara by Sher Bahadur Khan Punni,, Volume Archive
5. Ghulam Nabi Khan, Al-Mugliya Tanoli.
6. Meredith L. Runion The History of Afghanistan pp 71 Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007 ISBN   0313337985
7. Patil, Vishwas. Panipat.
8. D. Balland (December 15, 1983). "Afghanistan x. Political History". Encyclopædia Iranica . Retrieved 2012-08-08.
9. Kaushik Roy (2004). India's Historic Battles: From Alexander the Great to Kargil. Orient Blackswan. pp. 84–94. ISBN   9788178241098.
10. The Imperial Gazetteer of India
11. Hazara District Gazetteer 1883-1884
12. Gazetteer, aa
13. Panni, aa