Daulat Khan Mayi
Daulat Khan Mayi | |
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Daulat Khan (Khawas Khan) in c. 1620. | |
| Mughal governor of Thatta | |
| In office 1635–1640 | |
| Monarch | Shah Jahan |
| Preceded by | Yusuf Muhammad Khan Tashqandi |
| Succeeded by | Khawaja Kamgar Ghayrat Khan |
| Mughal governor of Kandahar | |
| In office 1647–1649 | |
| Preceded by | Sai'd Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mihrab Khan (as Safavid governor) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1590 Subah of Lahore |
| Died | c. 1650 |
Daulat Khan Mayi, also known as Khawas Khan, was a Mughal administrator who served as Subahdar (governor) of Thatta Subah during 1635–1640 and then of Kandahar during 1647–1649. He surrendered the fort of Kandahar to Safavid ruler Shah Abbas II on 22 February 1649 after a siege of 57 days; this marked the third and final loss of Kandahar by the Mughals.