Daud Khan Panni
Daud Khan Panni (d. 6 September 1715) or simply Daud Khan, was an 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.
Daud Khan Panni | |
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Portrait of Nawab Daud Khan, Mughal India, portrayed in Hyderabad, Deccan, India (1756) | |
| 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 | 6 September 1715 near Burhanpur |
| 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 |
As the deputy of distinguished official Zulfiqar Khan, Daud Khan Panni was prominently associated with Mughal interests in South India. He was particularly influential in the politics of the Carnatic region, which he governed in the early 1700s. Later in life, he was appointed governor of Gujarat under emperor Farrukhsiyar, serving briefly before his death in a battle against Sayyid Hussain Ali Khan. He is regarded to have played a significant role in the establishment of the Nawab of the Carnatic.