Tomb of Sarang Khan. Image Source: Taimoor Rasheed Gakhar on Facebook. Recently, I came across a post celebrating the installation of a statue of the one Sarang Khan Gakhar, which reminded me that after half a decade of blogging I have never written a post on the man whose name I have appropriated to be… Continue reading Challenging Narratives: Sarang Khan & Sher Shah Suri
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Kamal Khan Gakhar
Kamal Khan defeats Sultan Adam Khan This post won't discuss the history of Gakhars, but briefly its a Punjabi Muslim tribe indigenous to the Potohar, Hazara & AJK regions known for their military prowess, the tribe since the time of Babur, who founded the Mughal Empire were loyal allies. This loyalty is the reason why… Continue reading Kamal Khan Gakhar
Punjabi Waseb 