Mir Painda Khan

Mir Painda Khan
Nawab
7th Nawab of Tanawal
Reign1818–1844
PredecessorMir Nawab Khan
SuccessorMir Jahandad Khan
Born(1805-05-06)6 May 1805
Amb, Tanawal
(present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died(1844-09-012)12 September 1844
Haripur, Sikh Empire
(present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Burial1844
IssueMir Jahandad Khan
Names
Mir Painda Khan Tanoli
DynastyTanoli
FatherMir Nawab Khan
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
ConflictsAmb-Sikh Wars

Painda Khan Tanoli, was a powerful 19th-century chief of Tanawal. He became the ruler of the declining Mulk Tanol after the death of his father, during a time when the region faced repeated attacks from both the Sikh and Afghan empires.

His father, Nawab Khan, defied the Durranis but was killed at the hands of Azim Khan in 1818. He played a considerable part in opposing the Sikh Empire.