Najib ad-Dawlah, also known as Najib Khan Yousafzai, was an Afghan Yousafzai Rohilla who earlier served as a Mughal serviceman but later deserted the cause of the Mughals and joined Ahmad Shah Abdali
The Third Battle of Panipat, 13 January 1761, Najib ad-Dawlah and Shuja-ud-Daula, standing left to Ahmad Shah Durrani, shown on a brown horse, inflicting the largest number of fatalities in a single day reported in a classic formation battle between two armies.
Patthargarh fort outside Najibabad, built by Najib ad-Dawlah in 1755. 1814-15 painting.
Najibabad, c. 1784–94, the triple-domed Jami Mosque and the entrance gate to the Rohilla palace
Najib had much to do with the return of Mughal power in India after Panipat; note: the territories of those loyal to the Great Mogul in (Green).
The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Empire and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place in and around the city of Panipat, approximately
Najib ad-Dawlah
…on Delhi. He was also a House Chief of Rohilkhand, and in the 1740s founded the city of Najibabad in Bijnor, India. He was instrumental in winning the Third Battle of Panipat and has been regarded as one of the greatest generals of India in the 18th century. He began his career in 1743 as an immigrant from Nazar Khel, Swabi…
Portrait of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Balaji Rao's troops under the command of his cousin Sadashivrao Bhau fighting at Panipat