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{{Short description|Pakistani military officer and guerrilla leader (1919–1995)}}
{{distinguish|Khan Muhammad Khan|Khan Mohammad Khan}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=June 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Khan Muhammad Khan
| native_name = خان محمد خان
| native_name_lang = ur
| other_names = Khan of Mang
| image = Khan of Mong.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1919|4|25}}
| birth_place = [[Mang, Azad Kashmir|Mang]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[British Indian Empire|British India]] (now in [[Azad Kashmir]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1995|06|11|1919|4|25}}
| death_place = [[Sudhanoti]], [[Azad Kashmir|Azad Jammu and Kashmir]], Pakistan
| citizenship = Azad Jammu and Kashmir (post-1947)<br>Jammu Kashmir (pre-1947)
| known_for = Leading the Mirpur front during the 1947 War of Independence (AJ&K)
| occupation = Soldier and [[guerrilla]] leader
| url =
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'''Khan Muhammad Khan''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|خان محمد خان}}}}; {{birth date|df=yes|1912|4|25}} – June 1995) commonly known as '''Khan of Mang''', was a prominent [[Sudhan]] soldier and politician in [[Historical Poonch District|Poonch]], serving a [[captain]] in the [[1st Punjab Regiment]] of the [[British Indian Army]] during [[World War II]]. After demobilisation, he served as a rebel leader during the [[First Kashmir War]]; and is credited with the [[Siege of Mirpur]].<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last=Saraf |first=Muhammad Yusuf |title=Kashmiris Fight for Freedom: Volume 2 (1947-1978) |url=https://archive.org/details/part-ii-kashmiris-fight-for-freedom-vol-2-1947-1978-by-yusuf-saraf |pages=239}}</ref>

He was also allegedly involved with the [[Rawalpindi Conspiracy]] and the [[Poonch Uprising]].

==Biography==
Khan Muhammad Khan was born on 25 April 1919 in [[Mong, Azad Kashmir|Mang]], in the [[Poonch jagir|Poonch District]] of the [[princely state]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], in [[British India]], to Alam Sher Khan, a local dignitary. He joined the [[British Indian Army]] and received his commission in 1938. He was with [[Fusiliers]] for 18 months and served as a [[King's Commissioned Indian Officer]] for 2 years. He participated in [[World War II]] and was posted to 3rd Battalion of [[1st Punjab Regiment]] in the Middle East and Italy.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=War Office: British Forces, Middle East: War Diaries, Second World War. PAIFORCE. INDIAN INFANTRY.|journal=National Archive War Diaries|volume=WO 169/22363}}</ref>

Khan took part in the [[First Kashmir War]] as a rebel leader. He was active in the [[Mirpur, Azad Kashmir|Mirpur]] sector. He led the Mirpur campaign and later raised the 24 Azad Kashmir Battalion (Khan) of the [[Azad Kashmir Regiment]].<ref name=":0" />

According to his personal memoirs, during the [[1955 Poonch uprising]] against the state of [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]], Khan of Mang was involved in the rallying of support for the movement. He fled to [[Indian-administered Kashmir]] and was later accused by Pakistan Government of being a [[double agent]], attempting to gather resources and ammunition to instigate a movement against the state. Upon return from India, he was imprisoned by Pakistan in [[Haripur District]] for 10 years.

== See also ==
* [[Sher Khan Bahadur|Sher Khan]]

==References==
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Khan Muhammad Khan of Mang - Revision history

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