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List of rulers of Pothohar plateau

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Throughout much of its history, the Pothohar Plateau in northern Punjab was primarily dominated by the Gakhar and Khokhar tribes. Following a list of the known rulers of the Pothohar Plateau:

Ruler Reign Note
Shaikha Khokhar c. 1380 – 1399
Jasrat c. 1405  – 1442 Had capital at Sialkot[1]
Jhanda Khan Ghakkar unknown  – c. 1493 Established city of Rawalpindi[2]
Tatar Khan Ghakkar unknown–1519 Made alliance with Babur
Hathi Khan Gakkar 1519–1526
Sarang Gakhar 1526–1545 Died fighting against Sher Shah Suri at Rawat[3]
Adam Khan Gakhar 1546–1555 Under Mughal Empire
Kamal Khan Gakhar 1555–1566
Said Khan 1563–1597 founded Saidpur village[4]
Nazar Khan Unknown Commander of 500
Allah Quli Khan 1681–1705
Sultan Muqarrab Khan 1705–1769 Last effective ruler of Pothohar[5]

References

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  1. ^ Charak, Sukh Dev Singh (1985). A Short History of Jammu Raj: From Earliest Times to 1846 A.D. Ajaya Prakashan.
  2. ^ Ahmad, Asghar (1986). Pakistan tourism directory, '86: everything about tourism. Holiday Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ^ Henry Miers Elliot, John Dowson. The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period. Volume IV, p. 493.
  4. ^ "Saidpur has history, heritage of three eras". The News. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ Ali, Ammad (3 May 2020). "A forgotten tale: Bagh Jogian speaks of neglect, disinterest, threats from urbanisation | Footloose". The News. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

Further reading

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  • Timothy, D. J. (2002). Tourism and political boundaries. Routledge.