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			{{Short description\|Mughal Faujdar of Sirhind, India}}
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	[[~~File:A~~ Mughal ~~nobleman on horseback~~, a ~~Mughal miniature, c.1656-1661.jpg\|thumb\|~~[[~~Mughal Army\|Mughal troopers~~]] and ~~their various contingents were under the command~~ of ~~Zain Khan Sirhindi. The~~ [[~~Mughal Empire~~\|~~Mughal~~]] [[~~Faujdar~~]] ~~of Sirhind,~~ during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]].]]		'''Zain-ud-Din Khan''' known as '''Zain Khan Sirhindi''' (died 14 January 1764) was the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Faujdar]] of [[Sirhind]], a serviceman of [[Shah Alam II]], and an ally of [[Najib ad-Dawlah\|Najib-ud-Daula]] and [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]. Zain Khan Sirhindi fought during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] and strengthened Mughal rule in the region.

	~~'''Zain-ud-Din Khan''' known as '''~~Zain Khan ~~Sirhindi''' (died 1764)~~ was ~~the~~ [[~~Mughal Empire\|Mughal~~]] [[~~Faujdar~~]] of ~~[[Sirhind]]~~, he ~~was a serviceman of~~ [[~~Shah Alam II~~]]~~, an ally~~ of ~~[[Najib~~-ud-~~Daula]] and [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]. Zain Khan Sirhindi fought during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] and strengthened Mughal rule in the region~~.		== Biography ==
			Zain Khan was [[sipahsalar]] and a great noble at the court of [[Ahmed Shah Durrani]]. After the conquest of Delhi by Durrani, he held the [[subahdar]]ship of Sirhind<ref>{{Cite book \|last=www.DiscoverSikhism.com \|url=http://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.IiEvolutionOfSikhConfederacies1707-69 \|title=History Of The Sikhs Vol. II Evolution Of Sikh Confederacies (1707-69) \|language=English}}</ref>.

	Zain Khan was ~~[[sipahsalar]]~~ and ~~a great noble at~~ the ~~court~~ of ~~[[Ahmed~~ Shah Durrani~~]]. After the conquest~~ of ~~Delhi by that monarch~~ {{~~who?~~\|~~date~~=~~March 2022}}, he held the [[subahdar~~\|~~subahdarship]]~~ of ~~Sirhind{{Citation needed~~\|~~date~~=~~July 2022~~}}.		Zain Khan however soon grew notorious for plundering villages within his own territory as well as refusing to pay his own soldiers. Tahmas Khan was disgusted by Zain Khan's actions and he soon left his services and predicted that Zain Khan along with the city of Sirhind would fall.<ref name="Ahmad Shah Durrani, father of modern Afghanistan">{{cite book \|last1=Singh \|first1=Ganda \|title=Ahmad Shah Durrani Father of modern Afghanistan \|page=291 \|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.5426/page/n314/mode/1up}}</ref>

	~~In Ahmad Shah Durrani's reign,~~ Zain Khan~~, one of the leading men in~~ the [[~~Mohmand~~]] ~~tribe~~ and the ~~ancestor of the Morcha Khel section, was recognized as Khan of~~ [[~~Lalpura~~]], and had 12 villages made over to him {{Citation needed\|date=July 2022}}.Zain Khan however soon grew notorious for plundering villages within his own territory aswell as refusing to pay his own soldiers.Tahmas Khan was disgusted by Zain Khan'~~s actions and he soon left his services and perdicted~~ that ~~Zain Khan along with the city of Sirhind would fall~~.<ref name="~~Ahmad Shah Durrani,father of modern Afghanistan~~">{{~~cite~~ book \|~~last1~~=Singh \|~~first1~~=~~Ganda~~ \|title=~~Ahmad Shah Durrani Father~~ of ~~modern Afghanistan~~ \|~~page~~=~~291~~ \|~~url~~=~~https~~:~~//archive.org/details/dli.csl.5426/page/n314/mode/1up~~}}</ref>		Zain Khan supported the [[Durrani Empire\|Durranis]] and participated in the ''[[Vadda Ghalughara\|Vadda Ghallughara]]'' genocide of Sikhs that occurred on 5 February 1762.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book \|last=Singh \|first=Harbans \|title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism \|publisher=Punjabi University, Patiala \|volume=4: S-Z \|pages=395–397}}</ref>

	In January 1764, [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] led his sixth expedition to assist Sadat Yar Khan of [[Doab]] and Zain Khan Sirhindi and his [[Mughal Army]] which was later overrun outside [[Sirhind]], by 36,000 [[Sikh]] rebels led by [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], who plundered [[Lahore]] and the upper [[Doab]].<ref name="beck">{{cite web\|url=http://www.san.beck.org/2-10-Marathas1707-1800.html\|title=Marathas and the English Company 1707-1818 by Sanderson Beck\|publisher=san.beck.org\|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book\|title=Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803)\|author=Chhabra, G.S.\|date=2005\|publisher=Lotus Press\|isbn=9788189093068\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkDi6rVbckoC\|page=36\|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref>		In January 1764, [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] led his sixth expedition to assist Sadat Yar Khan of [[Doab]] and Zain Khan Sirhindi and his [[Mughal Army]] which was later overrun outside [[Sirhind]], by 36,000 [[Sikh]] rebels led by [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], who plundered [[Lahore]] and the upper [[Doab]].<ref name="beck">{{cite web\|url=http://www.san.beck.org/2-10-Marathas1707-1800.html\|title=Marathas and the English Company 1707-1818 by Sanderson Beck\|publisher=san.beck.org\|access-date=2015-04-10\|archive-date=25 December 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225084030/http://www.san.beck.org/2-10-Marathas1707-1800.html%20\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book\|title=Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803)\|author=Chhabra, G.S.\|date=2005\|publisher=Lotus Press\|isbn=9788189093068\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkDi6rVbckoC\|page=36\|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref>

	==Death==		==Death==
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	==Descendants==		==Descendants==
	Zain Khan was originally from the Khan Khel (family) of Lalpura Mohmands. His direct descendants are traced in the book "The Mohmands" by W. R. H. Merk. Most influential of them are the ones descended from the four sons of Nauroz Khan, who migrated to Peshawar.		Zain Khan was originally from the Khan Khel (family) of Tarakzaī<ref>''State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: Reign of Amir Dost Mohammad Khan'' by Christine Nicole (2012)</ref> [[Lal Pur District\|Lalpura]] [[Mohmand (tribe)\|Mohmands]]. His direct descendants are traced in the book "The Mohmands" by W. R. H. Merk. Most influential of them are the ones descended from the four sons of Nauroz Khan, who migrated to [[Peshawar]].

			Most influential member of the family is Khan Tahir Zaman Khan, who is living in Peshawar and has khani over lalpura.

			{{citation needed\|date=February 2023}}

	==See also==		==See also==
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	5. The Sikh Encyclopedia		7. The Sikh Encyclopedia

	6. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West ..., Volume 3 Page 126		8. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West ..., Volume 3 Page 126

	7. W R H Merk - "The Mohmands"		9. W R H Merk - "The Mohmands"

	8. Captain E.G.G. Hastings - Page 112 of Report of the regular settlement of the Peshawar district of the Punjab 1878		10. Captain E.G.G. Hastings - Page 112 of Report of the regular settlement of the Peshawar district of the Punjab 1878

	9. State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan		11. State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan

	10. Hari Ram Gupta - Page 168 of History of the Sikhs: Evolution of Sikh confederacies, 1708-1769 (3rd rev. ed. 1978)		12. Hari Ram Gupta - Page 168 of History of the Sikhs: Evolution of Sikh confederacies, 1708-1769 (3rd rev. ed. 1978)

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	[[File:A Mughal nobleman on horseback, a Mughal miniature, c.1656-1661.jpg\|thumb\|[[Mughal Army\|Mughal troopers]] and their various contingents were under the command of Zain Khan Sirhindi. ~~the~~ [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Faujdar]] of Sirhind, during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]].]]		[[File:A Mughal nobleman on horseback, a Mughal miniature, c.1656-1661.jpg\|thumb\|[[Mughal Army\|Mughal troopers]] and their various contingents were under the command of Zain Khan Sirhindi. The [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Faujdar]] of Sirhind, during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]].]]

	'''Zain-ud-Din Khan''' known as '''Zain Khan Sirhindi''' (died 1764) was the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Faujdar]] of [[Sirhind]], he was a serviceman of [[Shah Alam II]], an ally of [[Najib-ud-Daula]] and [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]. Zain Khan Sirhindi fought during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] and strengthened Mughal rule in the region.		'''Zain-ud-Din Khan''' known as '''Zain Khan Sirhindi''' (died 1764) was the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Faujdar]] of [[Sirhind]], he was a serviceman of [[Shah Alam II]], an ally of [[Najib-ud-Daula]] and [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]. Zain Khan Sirhindi fought during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] and strengthened Mughal rule in the region.

	Zain Khan was [[sipahsalar]] and a great noble at the court of [[Ahmed Shah Durrani]]. After the conquest of Delhi by that ~~Monarch~~, he held the [[subahdar\|subahdarship]] of Sirhind.		Zain Khan was [[sipahsalar]] and a great noble at the court of [[Ahmed Shah Durrani]]. After the conquest of Delhi by that monarch {{who?\|date=March 2022}}, he held the [[subahdar\|subahdarship]] of Sirhind{{Citation needed\|date=July 2022}}.

	In Ahmad Shah Durrani's reign, Zain Khan, one of the leading men in the [[Mohmand]] tribe and the ancestor of the Morcha Khel section, was recognized as Khan of [[Lalpura]], and had 12 villages made over to him.		In Ahmad Shah Durrani's reign, Zain Khan, one of the leading men in the [[Mohmand]] tribe and the ancestor of the Morcha Khel section, was recognized as Khan of [[Lalpura]], and had 12 villages made over to him {{Citation needed\|date=July 2022}}.Zain Khan however soon grew notorious for plundering villages within his own territory aswell as refusing to pay his own soldiers.Tahmas Khan was disgusted by Zain Khan's actions and he soon left his services and perdicted that Zain Khan along with the city of Sirhind would fall.<ref name="Ahmad Shah Durrani,father of modern Afghanistan">{{cite book \|last1=Singh \|first1=Ganda \|title=Ahmad Shah Durrani Father of modern Afghanistan \|page=291 \|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.5426/page/n314/mode/1up}}</ref>

	In January 1764, [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] led his sixth expedition to assist Sadat Yar Khan of [[Doab]] and Zain Khan Sirhindi and his [[Mughal Army]] which was later overrun outside [[Sirhind]], by 36,000 [[Sikh]] rebels led by [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], who plundered [[Lahore]] and the upper [[Doab]].<ref name="beck">{{cite web\|url=http://www.san.beck.org/2-10-Marathas1707-1800.html\|title=Marathas and the English Company 1707-1818 by Sanderson Beck\|publisher=san.beck.org\|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book\|title=Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803)\|author=Chhabra, G.S.\|date=2005\|publisher=Lotus Press\|isbn=9788189093068\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkDi6rVbckoC\|page=36\|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref>		In January 1764, [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] led his sixth expedition to assist Sadat Yar Khan of [[Doab]] and Zain Khan Sirhindi and his [[Mughal Army]] which was later overrun outside [[Sirhind]], by 36,000 [[Sikh]] rebels led by [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], who plundered [[Lahore]] and the upper [[Doab]].<ref name="beck">{{cite web\|url=http://www.san.beck.org/2-10-Marathas1707-1800.html\|title=Marathas and the English Company 1707-1818 by Sanderson Beck\|publisher=san.beck.org\|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book\|title=Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803)\|author=Chhabra, G.S.\|date=2005\|publisher=Lotus Press\|isbn=9788189093068\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkDi6rVbckoC\|page=36\|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref>

	==Death==		==Death==
	Zain Khan Sirhindi was defeated and killed by the Sikhs in the [[Battle of Sirhind (1764)]].<ref name="Singh">{{cite book\|title=Ahmad Shah Durrani: Father of Modern Afghanistan \|last1=Ganḍā \|first1=Singh \|year=1959\|publisher=Asia Pub. House \|isbn=978-1-4021-7278-6 \|page=285\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_A8AAAAMAAJ\|access-date=2010-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Bhagata\|first=Siṅgha\|title=A History of the Sikh Misals\|publisher=Publication Bureau, Punjabi University\|year=1993\|page= 181\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BihuAAAAMAAJ&q=charhat+singh\|quote=...}}</ref>		Zain Khan Sirhindi was defeated and killed by the [[Sikhs]] in the [[Battle of Sirhind (1764)]].<ref name="Singh">{{cite book\|title=Ahmad Shah Durrani: Father of Modern Afghanistan \|last1=Ganḍā \|first1=Singh \|year=1959\|publisher=Asia Pub. House \|isbn=978-1-4021-7278-6 \|page=285\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_A8AAAAMAAJ\|access-date=2010-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Bhagata\|first=Siṅgha\|title=A History of the Sikh Misals\|publisher=Publication Bureau, Punjabi University\|year=1993\|page= 181\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BihuAAAAMAAJ&q=charhat+singh\|quote=...}}</ref>

	==Descendants==		==Descendants==
	Zain Khan was originally from the Khan Khel (family) of Lalpura Mohmands. His direct descendants are traced in the book "The Mohmands" by W. R. H. Merk.		Zain Khan was originally from the Khan Khel (family) of Lalpura Mohmands. His direct descendants are traced in the book "The Mohmands" by W. R. H. Merk. Most influential of them are the ones descended from the four sons of Nauroz Khan, who migrated to Peshawar.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	[[File:A Mughal nobleman on horseback, a Mughal miniature, c.1656-1661.jpg\|thumb\|[[Mughal Army\|Mughal troopers]] and their various contingents were under the command of Zain Khan Sirhindi. the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Faujdar]] of Sirhind, during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]].]]		[[File:A Mughal nobleman on horseback, a Mughal miniature, c.1656-1661.jpg\|thumb\|[[Mughal Army\|Mughal troopers]] and their various contingents were under the command of Zain Khan Sirhindi. the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Faujdar]] of Sirhind, during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]].]]

	'''Zain-ud-Din Khan''' known as '''Zain Khan Sirhindi''' (died 1764) was the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Faujdar]] of Sirhind, he was a serviceman of [[Shah Alam II]], an ally of [[Najib-ud-Daula]] and [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]. Zain Khan Sirhindi fought during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] and strengthened ~~[[Mughal Empire\|~~Mughal]] rule in the region.		'''Zain-ud-Din Khan''' known as '''Zain Khan Sirhindi''' (died 1764) was the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] [[Faujdar]] of [[Sirhind]], he was a serviceman of [[Shah Alam II]], an ally of [[Najib-ud-Daula]] and [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]. Zain Khan Sirhindi fought during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] and strengthened Mughal rule in the region.

	Zain Khan was ~~Sipah Salar~~ and a great noble at the court of Ahmed Shah Durrani ~~(Abdali)~~. After the conquest of Delhi by that Monarch, he held the ~~Subahdarship~~ of Sirhind.		Zain Khan was [[sipahsalar]] and a great noble at the court of [[Ahmed Shah Durrani]]. After the conquest of Delhi by that Monarch, he held the [[subahdar\|subahdarship]] of Sirhind.

	In Ahmad Shah Durrani's reign, Zain Khan, one of the leading men in the [[Mohmand]] tribe and the ancestor of the Morcha Khel section, was recognized as Khan of Lalpura, and had 12 villages made over to him.		In Ahmad Shah Durrani's reign, Zain Khan, one of the leading men in the [[Mohmand]] tribe and the ancestor of the Morcha Khel section, was recognized as Khan of [[Lalpura]], and had 12 villages made over to him.

	In January 1764, [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] led his sixth expedition to assist Sadat Yar Khan of [[Doab]] and Zain Khan Sirhindi and his [[Mughal Army]] which was later overrun outside [[Sirhind]], by 36,000 [[Sikh]] rebels led by [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], who plundered [[Lahore]] and the upper [[Doab]].<ref name="beck">{{cite web\|url=http://www.san.beck.org/2-10-Marathas1707-1800.html\|title=Marathas and the English Company 1707-1818 by Sanderson Beck\|publisher=san.beck.org\|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book\|title=Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803)\|author=Chhabra, G.S.\|date=2005\|publisher=Lotus Press\|isbn=9788189093068\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkDi6rVbckoC\|page=36\|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref>		In January 1764, [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] led his sixth expedition to assist Sadat Yar Khan of [[Doab]] and Zain Khan Sirhindi and his [[Mughal Army]] which was later overrun outside [[Sirhind]], by 36,000 [[Sikh]] rebels led by [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], who plundered [[Lahore]] and the upper [[Doab]].<ref name="beck">{{cite web\|url=http://www.san.beck.org/2-10-Marathas1707-1800.html\|title=Marathas and the English Company 1707-1818 by Sanderson Beck\|publisher=san.beck.org\|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book\|title=Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803)\|author=Chhabra, G.S.\|date=2005\|publisher=Lotus Press\|isbn=9788189093068\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkDi6rVbckoC\|page=36\|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref>
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*~~[[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire (triangular).svg\|24px]][[Mughal Empire]]~~		*[[Shah Alam II]]
	*[[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire (triangular).svg\|24px]][[Shah Alam II]]
	*[[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg\|24px]][[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]

	==References==		==References==
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[[File:A Mughal nobleman on horseback, a Mughal miniature, c.1656-1661.jpg|thumb|[[Mughal Army|Mughal troopers]] and their various contingents were under the command of Zain Khan Sirhindi. the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] [[Faujdar]] of Sirhind, during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]].]]

'''Zain-ud-Din Khan''' known as '''Zain Khan Sirhindi''' (died 1764) was the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] [[Faujdar]] of Sirhind, he was a serviceman of [[Shah Alam II]], an ally of [[Najib-ud-Daula]] and [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]. Zain Khan Sirhindi fought during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] and strengthened [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] rule in the region.

Zain Khan was Sipah Salar and a great noble at the court of Ahmed Shah Durrani (Abdali). After the conquest of Delhi by that Monarch, he held the Subahdarship of Sirhind.

In Ahmad Shah Durrani's reign, Zain Khan, one of the leading men in the [[Mohmand]] tribe and the ancestor of the Morcha Khel section, was recognized as Khan of Lalpura, and had 12 villages made over to him.

In January 1764, [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] led his sixth expedition to assist Sadat Yar Khan of [[Doab]] and Zain Khan Sirhindi and his [[Mughal Army]] which was later overrun outside [[Sirhind]], by 36,000 [[Sikh]] rebels led by [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], who plundered [[Lahore]] and the upper [[Doab]].<ref name="beck">{{cite web|url=http://www.san.beck.org/2-10-Marathas1707-1800.html|title=Marathas and the English Company 1707-1818 by Sanderson Beck|publisher=san.beck.org|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803)|author=Chhabra, G.S.|date=2005|publisher=Lotus Press|isbn=9788189093068|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkDi6rVbckoC|page=36|access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref>

==Death==
Zain Khan Sirhindi was defeated and killed by the Sikhs in the [[Battle of Sirhind (1764)]].<ref name="Singh">{{cite book|title=Ahmad Shah Durrani: Father of Modern Afghanistan |last1=Ganḍā |first1=Singh |year=1959|publisher=Asia Pub. House |isbn=978-1-4021-7278-6 |page=285|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_A8AAAAMAAJ|access-date=2010-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Bhagata|first=Siṅgha|title=A History of the Sikh Misals|publisher=Publication Bureau, Punjabi University|year=1993|page= 181|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BihuAAAAMAAJ&q=charhat+singh|quote=...}}</ref>

==Descendants==
Zain Khan was originally from the Khan Khel (family) of Lalpura Mohmands. His direct descendants are traced in the book "The Mohmands" by W. R. H. Merk.

==See also==
*[[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire (triangular).svg|24px]][[Mughal Empire]]
*[[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire (triangular).svg|24px]][[Shah Alam II]]
*[[File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg|24px]][[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]

==References==
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5. The Sikh Encyclopedia

6. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West ..., Volume 3 Page 126

7. W R H Merk - "The Mohmands"

8. Captain E.G.G. Hastings - Page 112 of Report of the regular settlement of the Peshawar district of the Punjab 1878

9. State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan

10. Hari Ram Gupta - Page 168 of History of the Sikhs: Evolution of Sikh confederacies, 1708-1769 (3rd rev. ed. 1978)

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