Amir Khan (Tonk State)

For other uses, see Amir Khan (disambiguation).

Nawab Amir Khan (1769–1834) was a Pashtun/Pakhtun/Pathan/Afghan military general in the service of Yashwantrao Holkar of the Maratha Empire and later became the first ruler of the princely state of Tonk (in present day Rajasthan, India). Amir Khan was a Hindustani Pathan and a North Indian Muslim. Born and bred in Sambhal, Amir Khan was the son of a Zamindar in Uttar Pradesh, Hayat Khan, while his grandfather Taleh Khan was a Pashtun from the Salarzai tribe, sub-tribe of Illyaszai of Musazai Yusufzai Tribe of Village Jowar, District buner in modern-day Pakistan who had migrated to and acquired land in Rohilkhand.

Amir Khan Pindari
Nawab of Tonk
Amir Khan Pindari (Nawab of Tonk)
Commadar of Pindaris of Maratha Empire
Reign1799–1818
PredecessorPosition Established
SuccessorPosition Deestablished
Nawab of Tonk
Reign1806–1834
PredecessorPosition Established
SuccessorMuhammad Wazir Khan
Born1769 (1769)
Maratha Empire, modern day Uttar Pradesh
Died1834 (aged 64–65)
Tonk State, British Raj, modern day Rajasthan
IssueMuhammad Wazir Khan
FatherHayat Khan
ReligionIslam
OccupationCommander of Marathas
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