1. JAHANDAD KHAN

JAHANDAD KHAN, one of the many sons of Painda Khan and a halfbrother of Fatch Khan Wazir, was appointed governor of Attock by Shah Shuja`, the king of Afghanistan. In 1809, Fatch Khan dethroned Shah Shuja`, placed Shah Mahmud on the throne and himsel...

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2. JAHANGIR, NUR LJD-DIN MUHAMMAD

JAHANGIR, NUR LJDDIN MUHAMMAD (15691627), fourth Mughal emperor of Delhi. Born SalTm, he assumed at his accession the title of Jahangir, Conqueror of the World. During his father`s Dcc^an campaign of 159899, he had planned a rebellion, but in 1604 th...

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3. JAI SINGH ATARIVALA

JAI SINGH ATARIVALA (d. 1838), son of Wazir Singh, was a soldier and jdgirddr during Maharaja Ranjit Singh`s reign. About 1820, he was sent on a mission to Peshawar where, much to the chagrin of the Maharaja, he cultivated treacherously friendly rela...

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4. JAMAL UD-DIN, SAYYID

JAMAL UDDIN, SAYYID (18381897), a name mentioned in connection with the campaign in the 80`s of the nineteenth century for the restoration of Maharaja Duleep Singh to the throne of the Punjab. Born near Kabul in 1838,Jamal udDin entered the service o...

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5. JAMSHAID KHAN

JAMSHAID KHAN (d. 1708), Ruhila Afghan, was hired by Nawab Wazir Khan, faujddr of Sirhind, to assassinate Guru Gobind Singh, whose friendly relations with Emperor Bahadur Shah I were perceived by the faujddr as a danger to his own position. Jamshaid ...

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