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Afghan Warrior and chief
Darya Khan Afridi (
Pashto: دریا خان افريدي), was an
Afghan Warrior and chief.
[1]
[2] Darya Khan Fought against
Mughal Empire along with
Mohmand tribal chief,
Aimal Khan Mohmand.
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[4] In 1672, Khan closed the Khyber pass and Proclaimed a tribal war against
Mughal Empire. Khan is well known for the
Afridi
uprising of 1672 in which the prominent Mughal commander Shujaat Khan was killed.
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