Jasrath Khokhar

Jasrat Khokhar (Punjabi: جسرت کھوکھر) was the chief of the Khokhars during 1420–1442.[3] He was known for ruling the Punjab region, Jammu, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His campaigns also included Delhi.

Jasrath Khokhar
Khokhar King
Reignc. 1420 – 1442 [1]
PredecessorShaikha Khokhar
BornLate 14th century
Sialkot, Punjab Region (Nowadays Punjab, Pakistan)
Diedc. 1442
Names
Raja Mustafa Jasrath Shaikha Khokhar
FatherShaikha Khokhar
ReligionIslam[2]

Early life

Jasrat Khokhar was born to Khokhar Raja Shaikha Khokhar to Khokhar Muslim royalty. In one of his father's battles, he was captured by Timurid Empire and was held prisoner in Samarkand. However he soon gained the rank of a general in the Timurid Dynasty and even married the daughter of the emperor Shah Rukh Mirza.[4] He later returned to Punjab.[5]

Rise to Power

After the death of Raja Shaikha Khokhar, Jasrat was crowned the chief of the Khokhar chiefdom. The following year, a civil war erupts in Kashmir between Zain-ul-Abidin and Ali Shah. Zain-ul-Abdin allied with Jasrath Khokhar, against Ali Shah. Ali Shah was defeated and Zain-ul-Abidin retained the title of ruler of the Shah Mir Dynasty. Jasrat Khokhar was then awarded the Jammu region.[6] Another ruler, named Rai Bhim from the Jammu region also united with Ali Shah, against the Khokhars and the ruler of the Shah Mir Dynasty. Rai Bhim and Ali Shah were then killed in battle against Jasrat.[7] After these remarkable victories, Jasrat then set eyes on the throne of Delhi. He then took over Lahore, the same year, 1421.[8]

Campaigns

After securing the northern Punjab Region and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Jasrat Khokhar marched against Multan in 1431.[9] The same year he battled the Delhi Sultanate and conquered Jullundar, Gurdaspur, Ludhiana and parts of Himachal Pradesh. He then finally took over Delhi in 1431. But later on September of 1432, he was driven out of Delhi by Mubarak Shah. The Sultan still lost many of his territories under the hands of Jasrat Khokhar.[10]

References
  1. Elliot & Dowson (1872), Chapter XXIX Tabakát-i Bábarí, of Shaikh Zain.
  2. Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern, By Raj Kumar, Kalpaz Publ., Page 280
  3. Elliot & Dowson (1872), Chapter XXIII Bauzatu-s Safá, of Mírkhond, Chapter XXIV Khulátatu-l Akhbár, of Khondamír.
  4. "Role of Khokhars in Duggar history". 28 October 2017.
  5. Lal (1995).
  6. Elliot & Dowson (1872), Chapter XXI Tárikh-i Mubárak Sháhí, of Yahyá bin Ahmad.
  7. Kumar (2008), p. 322.
  8. Gaṇeśadāsa (1991), pp. 109–110, 121.
  9. Civil and Military Gazette Press (1902), p. 43.
  10. Charak (1985).

Bibliography
  1. Charak, Sukh Dev Singh (1985). A Short History of Jammu Raj: From Earliest Times to 1846 A.D. Ajaya Prakashan.
  2. Elliot, Henry Miers; Dowson, John (1872). The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period (pdf). 4. Trübner.
  3. Gaṇeśadāsa, Baḍehra (1991). Billawaria, Anita K (ed.). Rājdarshani: a Persian history of north-western India from earliest times to A.D. 1847. Translated by Charak, Sukh Dev Singh. Jay Kay Book House.
  4. Gazetteer of the Multan District. Punjab (India): Civil and Military Gazette Press. 1902.
  5. Kumar, R (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpaz. p. 322. ISBN 978-8178356648. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  6. Lal, K S (1995). Growth of scheduled tribes and castes in medieval India. Aditya Prakashan. p. 75. ISBN 978-8186471036. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
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