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.[3][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.[5][6]
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