Darya Khan Afridi

Darya Khan Afridi (Pashto: دریا خان افريدي), was an Pashtun Warrior and chief. Darya Khan Fought against Mughal Empire along with Mohmand tribal chief, Aimal Khan Mohmand. In 1672, Khan closed the Khyber Pass and Proclaimed a tribal war against Mughal Empire. Khan is known for the Afridi uprising of 1672 in which the prominent Mughal commander Shujaat Khan was killed.

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