Sarang Khan Gakhar

Sarang Khan Gakhar سارنگ خان گکھڑ
Sultan
The tomb of Sarang Khan in Rawat Fort
Gakhar chief
Reign	1526 – 1541
Predecessor	Hathi Khan Gakhar
Successor	Adam Khan Gakhar
Died	1541 (1542) Rawat Fort, Jhelum, Punjab, Delhi Sultanate (present-day Rawat, Punjab, Pakistan)
Burial	Rawat, Punjab, Pakistan
Names Sarang Gakhar putr Tatar Gakhar سارنگ گکھڑ پتر تاتار گکھڑ
Father	Tatar Gakhar
Religion	Islam

Sarang Khan Gakhar (Punjabi: سارنگ خان گکھڑ; d. 1541) was a 16th century Punjabi Muslim general and chief of the Gakhar clan in the northern Punjab region of modern day Pakistan. He became chief of his clan in 1520 after the death of Hathi Khan, and was confirmed on his position by the Mughal emperor Babur. He refused to recognise Suri usurpation of power from Humayun and died fighting against Sher Shah Suri at Rawat Fort in 1541 along with 16 of his sons.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

See also

• Gakhar Mandi

References

1. Chopra, Gulshan Lall (1940). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Government Printing. p. 228. Sarang Khan... and his brother made their submission to Babar, and Adam Khan, with a Gakhar force, attended him to Delhi, and for this service the Pothohar country was confirmed to them by the Emperor
2. Hamadani, Agha Hussain (1992). The Frontier Policy of the Delhi Sultans. Atlantic Publishers & Distri.
3. Hasan, Shaikh Khurshid (2005). Historical Forts in Pakistan. National Institute of Historical & Cultural Research Centre of Excellence, Quaid-i-Azam University. ISBN 978-969-415-069-7.
4. Khan, Imran (1990). Indus Journey: A Personal View of Pakistan. Chatto & Windus. ISBN 978-0-7011-3527-0.
5. Singh, Surinder (2023). Situating Medieval India: Polity, Society and Culture. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1-83765-125-2.
6. Rashid, Salman (2001). The Salt Range and the Potohar Plateau. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 978-969-35-1257-1.
7. Rashid, Salman (1992). Riders on the Wind: Travels Through Pakistan. Sang-e-Meel Publications.