Jam Sikandar II
| Jam Sikandar Shah II ڄام سڪندر شاھ | |||||
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| Jam (Sindhi: ڄام) Sultan (Sindhi: سُلطان) | |||||
| 14th Sultan of Sindh (Jam) | |||||
| Reign | 6 May 1453 – November 1454 [1][2] | ||||
| Predecessor | Sultan Tughlaq Shah Al-Maroof Jam Juna II | ||||
| Successor | Sultan Sadrudin Shah Sanjar Al-Maroof Jam Raidhan | ||||
| Died | November 1454 [3] Samanagar, Sindh | ||||
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| House |  House of Jam Juna | ||||
| Dynasty | Samma Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Jam Fateh Khan [3] | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Sultan Sikandar Shah II bin Jam Fateh Khan (Sindhi: سلطان ڄام سڪندر شاهه ثاني بن ڄام فتح خان) also known as Jam Unar II (Sindhi: ڄام انڙ ٻيو) or Jam Muhammad (Sindhi: ڄام محمد) was the fourteenth Sultan of Sindh. He belonged to the Samma dynasty, which ruled from 1351 to 1520.[4][5]
Reign
[edit]When Jam Sikandar ascended the throne, he was still young. During this period, the Hakims of Sehwan and Bukkur, having grown powerful within their respective Sarkars, ceased to acknowledge the authority of the central government and began to quarrel with one another. In response, Jam Sikandar departed from Samanagar and advanced toward Bukkur. He had reached as far as Naserpur when his vizier, Jam Mubarak the Chamberlain (not to be confused with Jam Mubarak Khan/Dollah Darya Khan), who during the reign of Jam Tughlaq had commanded a force of 2,000 men, rose in rebellion. Jam Mubarak arrived at Samanagar, proclaimed himself Sultan Mubarak, and seated himself on the throne.[2][3]
However, he failed to secure the support of the city’s population, and his authority did not last beyond three days. The nobles of Samanagar expelled him and dispatched messengers to recall Jam Sikandar. Upon receiving this news, Jam concluded peaceful arrangements with the Hakims and returned to Samanagar, where he put Mubarak to death. One year and a half later, Jam Sikandar died.[3][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Panhwar 1983, p. 295.
- ^ a b The Samma Kingdom of Sindh. University of Jamshoro. 2006. ISBN 9789694050782.
- ^ a b c d Panhwar 1983, p. 350.
- ^ "Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society". Pakistan Historical Society. 46 (1–2). 1998.
- ^ a b Lari, Suhail Zaheer (1994). A History of Sindh. Oxford University Press.
Sources
[edit]- Panhwar, M. H. (August 1983), Chronological Dictionary of Sindh (From Geological Times to 1539) (1 ed.), Karachi: Educational Press: Institute of Sidhology, University of Sind, Jamshoro