Aimal Khan Mohmand

Aimal Khan Mohmad was one of the prominent Pashtun military commander and chief who proclaimed himself king and declared the holy war (Jihad) against Mughal empire.[1][2][3] Khan spent most of his life Against Aurangzib.[4][5] He was well known for Greatest Afghan Revolt in 1670s in which prominent Mughal Military commanders including Shujaat Khan was killed.[6][7] Darya Khan Afridi was a close allie of Aimal Khan Mohmand in military campaign against Aurangzib Alamgir. After this bloody Campaign, Aurangzib Alamgir marched Toward Peshawar and restored peace with the help of some Afghan Chiefs.[8]

References
  1. Spain, James William (1963). The Pathan Borderland. Mouton.
  2. University, Columbia (1963). Publications in Near and Middle East Studies. Mouton & Company.
  3. Sarkar, Sir Jadunath (1916). History of Aurangzib: First half of the reign, 1658-1681. M.C. Sarkar & sons.
  4. History of Aurangzeb, Vol-III, pp-235-236
  5. Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.
  6. Spain, James William (1963). The Pathan Borderland. Mouton.
  7. Futuhat-i-Alamgiri, pp-108
  8. Jadunath, Sarkar (1928). history of aurangzeb Vol III pp-237. M.C. Sarkar, Calcutta.
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