The Institutes of Akbar 297: X. Commanders of Two Thousand.

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72. Ismá’íl Khán Duldái.
Duldái, or Duldái, is the name of a subdivision of the Barlás clan (vide p. 341, note).
The Maásir calls him Ismá'íl Qulí Beg Dúldái. A similar difference was observed in the name of Husain Qulí Khán (No. 24), and we may conclude that Beg, at least in India, was considered a lower title than Khán, just as Beglar Begí was considered inferior to Khán Khánán.
Ismá’íl Qulí was a grandee of Bábar and Humáyún, distinguished in the field and in council. When Humáyún besieged Qandahár, and the Grandees one after the other left M. ’Askarí, Ism. also joined the Emperor, and was appointed, after the conquest of Qandahár, Governor of Dáwar. When Kábul was besieged, Ism. and Khizr Khwájah (vide p. 365, note 2) attacked Sher ’Alí, an officer of Mírzá Kámrán, who at the prince’s order had followed up and plundered the Persian caravan (qáfilah i wiláyat) on its way to Cháríkár; but as the roads were occupied by the Imperialists, Sher ’Alí could not reach Kábul, and marched towards Ghaznín, when he was overtaken and defeated. Ism. and Khizr spoiled the plunderer, and went again to Humáyún. A short time after, Ism. and several other grandees left the emperor, because they resented the elevation of Qaráchah Khán, and followed Mírzá Kámrán to Badakhshán. Humáyún followed them up and caught them together with Kámrán, Ism. among them. Ism. was, however, pardoned at Mun’im’s request.
Ism. accompanied the emperor on his march to India, and was sent, after the capture of Dihlí, together with Sháh Abul Ma’álí to Láhor.
“Nothing else is known of him.” Maásir.