Khusrau Khan was a Hindu slave convert to Islam from present day Gujarat, who had won favour with his Khalji masters due to his successful military career. He had later usurped the throne of Delhi Sultanate after a palace coup in which an army raised by Khusrau composed of his "Baradu" kin from Gujarat murdered… Continue reading Punjabi Khokhars and the formation of Tughlaq dynasty
Category: Khokhars
Punjabi Khokhars & the demise of Sultan Shahab-ud-din-Ghori
Sultan Muhammad of Ghor One of the tribes that keeps reappearing in my studies of Punjab are the Khokhars. Previously, I have written posts on Jasrath Khokhar and his exploits, how the Khokhars played an essential role in Kashmir’s politics by bringing Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin to power over there. The grit of Khokhars is such that… Continue reading Punjabi Khokhars & the demise of Sultan Shahab-ud-din-Ghori
Jasrath Khokhar brings Zain-ul-Abidin to the Kashmir throne
Map of Kashmir (not Sultanate)Source: Wikipedia Born in 1395 Shahi Khan (later Zain-ul-Abidin) was the 8th Sultan of the Shah Mir Sultanate which reigned for over two centuries in Kashmir. Shahi Khan is left to take care of the Sultanate by his brother Sultan Ali Shah, who is on a trip to see his father… Continue reading Jasrath Khokhar brings Zain-ul-Abidin to the Kashmir throne
Jasrath Khokhar, rebel forever.
Note: I wrote this piece back in 2020, but decided to revisit & refurbish it to make improvements such as intext-citations. The Khokhar are one of the recurring tribes in the military history of Punjab playing a key role in the politics of the Indian sub-continent on numerous occasions. The tribe is credited with the… Continue reading Jasrath Khokhar, rebel forever.
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