DIĀL, RĀJĀ (d. 1691), of Bijhaṛvāl who allied himself with Alif Khān, the Mughal commander, despatched by Mīāṅ Khān, the viceroy of Jammū, to exact tribute from the hill chieftains. The hill princes sought Gurū Gobind Siṅgh's help and a battle took place on 20 March 1691 at Nadauṇ on the left bank of the River Beās, 32 km southeast of Kāṅgṛā. According to Bhāī Santokh Siṅgh, Srī Gur Pratāp Sūraj Granth, Rājā Diāl fell to a shot from Gurū Gobind Siṅgh.