Suba Khan Tanoli

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Suba Khan Tanoli
Dewan
Qasir-e-Sultan
Padishah-e -Nizam Sultan Zabardust Khan Tanoli
This image was the ruler of Amb State In 18th century imaginery photo.jpg
Flag of the State of Amb.svg 4th Nawab of Mulk-e-Tanawal
Reign8 August 1755 – 8 November 1783
Born(1736-05-01)1 May 1736
Amb
Died(1783-11-02)2 November 1783
Haripur
Burial1783
Tomb of Suba Khan, Haripur, Pakistan
Mir Haibat Khan Tanoli
Names
Sultan Zaburdust Khan Tanoli
Dynasty Tanoli [1]
FatherMuhammad Bahadur Khan Tanoli
Religion Sunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance Durrani Empire
Mughal Empire
Rank Subedar, Nawab
Battles / wars Third Battle of Panipat
Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani

Zabardust Khan Tanoli, known by his nickname Suba Khan Tanoli, was a chieftain of the Tanoli tribe and the Nawab of Kashmir and Mashrik-i-Kandahar (present day Khyber Paktunkhwa) in 18th century Mughal India. [2] He fought at the Third Battle of Panipat [3] and his intelligence, rifles and zamburak artillery skills contributed to the Afghan victory. He played a considerable part with Ahmad Shah Abdali to fight against the Sikh and Hindu Jats. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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Ahmad Shah Abdali called him Suba Khan after the Kashmir Subah (Kashmir Province), of which Tanoli was the subahdar (governor). The subah was annexed by Gulab Singh in 1818 during fall of Tanol in Stratagem of Peshawar (1818). [11]

He was a good administrator during a very violent period. [12] He tried his best to help people, ensure peace in his area, and control the prices of food and other resources. [13] For this reason, he is still remembered by people in that area today. He was the ruler of Tanawal valley at his time, which is also known as Amb.

Suba Khan Tanoli died in 1783. [14] 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.

March against Suraj Mal

Suba Khan's support for Abdali's invasion of Maharaja Suraj Mal's Kingdom was very reliable. In the Battle of Bharatpur, the army of Suba Khan and his combating gun powder, denied the lead to Suraj Mal's army, resulting in an Afghan victory.

Tomb of Suba Khan

Due to several invasions the tomb of Suba Khan Tanoli was badly damaged.

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
  3. Panni, aa
  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. Panni, 341
  12. Hazara District Gazetteer 1883-1884
  13. Gazetteer, aa
  14. Panni, aa