Shaikha Khokhar

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Shaikha Khokhar
Malik
Sardar of Khokhars
Reignc. 1375-1398
Successor Jasrat Khokhar
Diedc. 1398
Religion Sunni Islam
Military career
Battles / wars

Shaikha Khokhar was a Punjabi Muslim chieftain of the Khokhar tribe in the 14th century under whose chieftainship the Khokhars resisted the Timurid invasion of Punjab in 1398 CE.

A battle ensued between the Timurid forces, led by Timur, and a smaller Khokhar force, led by tribal chiefs Shaikha Khokhar and Nusrat Khokhar. According to the Tarikh-i-Farishta, [1] written around 1612 by the 16-century historian and scholar Firishta, [2] the larger Timurid force was victorious. Shaikha, seeing the futility of the situation, decided to lead a desperate cavalry charge against the Timurid forces but was slain. He is known to have fought over 20 battles, emerging victorious in each, and captured Lahore on nine separate occasions. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. ↑ https://testbook.com/ias-preparation/muhammad-qasim-ferishta
  3. ↑ Sheikh, Majid (11 June 2023). "Harking back: Gakhars, Timur and the Sayyids fight over Lahore". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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