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{{Short description|Pakistani Army officer (1924–1994)}}
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'''Raja Sakhi Daler Khan''' (or '''Sakhi Delair Khan'''; 13 December 1924 – 16 September 1994) was an Indian Army officer. He led Pakistani troops and irregulars in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]. Due to his major role in the liberation of the kotli of [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]], the village of Sarsawa was subsequently renamed Sakhi Delair Abad in his honour.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ahmad |first=Pirzada Irshad |title=A hand book on Azad Jammu & Kashmir |publisher=Nawab Sons Publications |year=2003 |isbn=9789695300503 |language=English}}</ref>

==Biography==
Raja Sakhi Delair Khan was born in the village of Sarsawa, [[Kotli]] on 13 December 1924, to a [[Mangran|Mangral Rajput]] family.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=16 ستمبر، یومِ وفات، فخرِ کشمیر و فاتحِ راجوری، راجہ سخی دلیر خان، منگرال راجپوت۔ |url=https://www.facebook.com/braverajputcommunity/posts/16-ستمبر-یوم%D9%90-وفات-فخر%D9%90-کشمیر-و-فاتح%D9%90-راجوری-راجہ-سخی-دلیر-خان-منگرال-راجپوتبر%D9%90-/702594041906162/ |website=Brave Rajput Community on Facebook |access-date=23 April 2026 |date=16 September 2023}}</ref> He joined the [[Indian National Army]]. He resigned from his post and joined the [[All-India Muslim League]] on 6 June 1946. League leader [[Mohammad Ali Jinnah]] requested that he file a report about the current situation of the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. Khan visited the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, [[Ram Chandra Kak]] and the last ruling Maharrajah, [[Maharaja Hari Singh]], to better understand their views on whether Jammu and Kashmir should join with Pakistan as laid out in the British proposal for post-Independence India and Pakistan. He reported back to Jinnah at his residence at Aurang Zaib Road, Delhi in 1946 that an alternative plan was required to liberate [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Saraf |first=Mohammad Yusuf |title=Kashmiris' Fight for Freedom: Volume 2 (1947–1978) |publisher=Ferozsons |year=1979 |page=167 |url=https://archive.org/details/part-ii-kashmiris-fight-for-freedom-vol-2-1947-1978-by-yusuf-saraf/page/166/mode/1up |access-date=17 April 2025}}</ref>

Khan tried to organise army veterans and recruit them for the fighting for Jammu and Kashmir by showing them a circular signed by Jinnah establishing a War Council on 5 September 1947. Following this, Khan led many battles against the [[Dogras|Dogra]] forces that were currently in control of the area, particularly in [[Kotli District]] and [[Rajouri District]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Under the leadership of Raja Sakhi Daler Khan the Muslims of Rajouri rose against the Dogra rulers and took Rajouri.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Rajouri was subsequently subject to a heavy armed assault lasting several days by the [[Fiftieth Parachute Brigade]], the [[Eightieth Brigade]], and the [[19th Indian Infantry Brigade]] supported by tanks of the [[Central Indian Horse]]. Rajouri fell under control of Indian forces on 12 April 1948, becoming part of the Indian state [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Khan died on 16 September 1994, at the age of 69.<ref name="bio"/>

==Decorations==
The War Council awarded Khan the following honours:{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

* ''Fakhr-e-Kashmir'' (Honour of Kashmir){{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
* ''Ghazi-e-Kashmir'' (Warrior of Kashmir){{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
* ''Khadam-e-Din'' (Servant of the Deen){{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
* Commander in Chief, Tehreek-e-Azaadi{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
* Chief Convenor, Jammu and Kashmir Historical Committee{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
{{more footnotes|date=September 2012}}

* ''Tarekh-e-Kotli Mangralan'', Raja Sarfraz Ahmad Khan Mangral
* ''Mirpur Before 1947'', Sayad Sultan Shah
* ''The Kashmir'', Khalid Mehmood Kokhar Adocate Kotli
* ''Maghribi Jammu Main Jang-e-Azadi'', M. Latif

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[[Category:1924 births]]
[[Category:1994 deaths]]
[[Category:Date of birth missing]]
[[Category:Indian National Army personnel]]
[[Category:People from Kotli District]]

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