Shaikha Khokhar

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Shaikha Khokhar
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ReignLate 14th century CE
PredecessorNusrat Khokhar (brother)
Successor Jasrat Khokhar (son)
Dynasty Khokhar
Religion Islam

Shaikha Khokhar was a Punjabi chieftain of the Khokhar tribe in the 14th century under whose chieftainship, the Khokhar confederacy 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 and Nusrat. According to the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi, 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. [1]

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References

  1. Yazdī, Sharaf al-Dīn ʻAlī. "The History of Timur-Bec".