Kohan Dil Khan
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1st reign22 June 1830 – 8 May 1839
PredecessorPur Dil Khan
SuccessorOffice abolished
(Shuja Shah Durrani as Shah of the Durrani Empire)
(Shuja Shah Durrani as Shah of the Durrani Empire)
2nd reign9 August 1842 – 21 August 1855
| Kohan Dil Khan کهندل خان | |
|---|---|
| Sardar | |
 Miniature portrait of Kohan Dil Khan c. 1830–1855 | |
| Sardar of Kandahar | |
| 1st reign | 22 June 1830 – 8 May 1839 |
| Predecessor | Pur Dil Khan |
| Successor | Office abolished (Shuja Shah Durrani as Shah of the Durrani Empire) |
| 2nd reign | 9 August 1842 – 21 August 1855 |
| Predecessor | Office re-established (Fateh Jang Durrani as Shah of the Durrani Empire) |
| Successor | Rahim Dil Khan[a] |
| Born | 1792 Kandahar, Durrani Empire |
| Died | 21 August 1855 (aged 62–63) Herat, Emirate of Herat |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | 6 sons
|
| Dynasty | Barakzai dynasty |
| Father | Payandah Khan |
| Mother | an Idu Khel Hotak lady |
Kohan Dil Khan Barakzai[b] (1792 – 21 August 1855) was the third Sardar of the Principality of Kandahar who ruled from 1830 to his death in 1855. His rule sparked a succession crisis between his brother Rahim Dil Khan and his son Siddiq Khan, to which state of chaos and anarchy gave a strategic advantage to Dost Mohammad Khan, a half-brother of the Dil Brothers who reigned in Kabul, where he conquered Kandahar in 1855.
Kohan was born into a Barakzai family, to his father Payandah Khan and to an Idu Khel Hotak lady, alongside his full-brothers, also known as the 'Dil Brothers': Sher Dil Khan, Pur Dil Khan, Rahim Dil Khan and Mehr Dil Khan.