Throughout much of its history, the Pothohar Plateau in northern Punjab was primarily dominated by the Khokhar and Gakhar tribes. Following a list of the known rulers of the Pothohar Plateau:
Ruler | Reign | Note |
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Shaikha Khokhar | c. 1380 –1399 | Martyred while fighting against Timur for the Sake of Potohar Plateau |
Jasrat Khokhar | c. 1405 – 1442 | Had capital at Sialkot [1] and Controlled Potohar & most of the Punjab and Captured Other states from Delhi Sultanate |
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] |
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