Kalu Khan Yousafzai

Kalu Khan Yusufzai (Pashto: کالو خان یوسفزئی) was a Pashtun warrior and military leader in the 16th century who inflicted one of the greatest defeats of the Mughal Empire. He is known for leading the Yusufzai tribe's rebellion against Mughal authority at the Karakar Pass, in modern-day Pakistan, where prominent Mughal commanders including Raja Birbal were killed by Yousafzai tribesman in 1586 during the Mughal-Afghan Wars. His tomb is located in Turlandi, Swabi, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.


Kalu Khan Yousafzai
Ghazi
Reign1581–1597
PredecessorMalak Gaju Khan Yusufzai
SuccessorMalak Bhaku Khan Yusufzai
Born1550s
Turlandi, Swabi
Died1597
Turlandi, Swabi
HouseYusufzai
FatherAli Khan
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
ConflictsAfghan-Mughal War