Payandah Khan
| Payandah Khan پاينده خان | |||||
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| Emir of Emirs The Exalted Khan | |||||
Portrait of Payandah Khan | |||||
| Grand Vizier of the Durrani Empire | |||||
| Grand Vizier | 1774 – October 1800 | ||||
| Predecessor | Rahimdad Khan | ||||
| Successor | Fath Allah Khan | ||||
| Born | 1758 Kandahar, Durrani Empire | ||||
| Died | October 1800 (aged 41–42) Kabul, Durrani Empire | ||||
| Cause of death | Execution | ||||
| Spouse | 10 wives
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| Issue | 25 sons and 4 daughters
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| House | Barakzai dynasty | ||||
| Father | Hajji Jamal Khan | ||||
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| Conflicts | Rebellion of Azad Khan Battle of Attock (1793) Afghan Civil War (1793–1823) | ||||
Sardar Payandah Khan Barakzai, (1758 – October 1800) also known as Payinda Khan, and by his honorific title as the Exalted Khan, was chief of the Barakzai tribe, as well as a civil servant and the Grand Vizier of the Durrani Empire under the reigns of Timur Shah Durrani and Zaman Shah Durrani from 1774 until his execution in 1800, after being stripped of all his powers.