Malak Daulat Khan Bangash
Malak Daulat Khan was the first ruler of Kohat Bangashes. The Baizai Bangashes are supposed to have settled in the neighbourhood of Kohat in the end of 14th century. Bai Khan their reputed ancestor is said to have had a son Daulat Khán and the tappa is often named Daulat Khel after him, Daulat Khel and Baizai being almost synonymous terms. Malak Daulat Khan also fought a war with Orakzais for settlement at Kohat which lasted for three days. And then he settled at Kohat. It is written in Babur Nama that before Babur attacked Kohat in 1505, Bangash had settled at Kohat.[1]
| Malak Daulat Khan Bangash | |
|---|---|
| Bangash Chieftain | |
| Predecessor | Gul Muhammad Khan |
| Successor | Malak Behzad Khan |
| Born | 1446 Kurram Agency, Timurid Empire (in present-day Kurram Agency |
| Died | 1505 Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (in present-day Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Father | Gul Muhammad Khan |