Nawabs of Mankera | |
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| 1772–1839 | |
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 Sadozai Kingdom of Mankera at its greatest extent | |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Government | Absolute Monarchy |
| Nawab | |
• 1772-1815 | Nawab Sarbuland Khan Sadozai[1] |
• 1815- | Nawab "Hafiz" Ahmad Khan Sadozai[2] |
• -1839 | Nawab Muhammad Khan Sadozai[3] |
• -1855 | Nawab Sher Muhammad Khan Sadozai |
• -1910 | Nawab Allah Dad Khan Sadozai |
• -1958 | Nawab Sir Ahmed Nawaz Khan Sadozai |
• -1990 | Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan Sadozai |
• 1990-1996 | Nawabzada Dr Aman Ullah Khan (son in law/Nephew)(Honorary) |
• 1996-Present | Nawabzada Dr Ahsaan Ullah Khan (Honorary) |
| History | |
• Death ofAhmad Shah Abdali | 1772 |
• Nau Nihal Singh's Annexation of Dera Ismail Khan | 1839 |
TheNawabs of Mankera was an influential princely state or chieftaincy centered inMankera. It had strategic importance during the lateMughal,Durrani, and earlySikh periods. In the mid-1700s,Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of theDurrani Empire, granted control of Mankera and surrounding areas to Nawab Sarbuland Khan, a Sadozai noble.[4] The Nawabs of Mankera established a semi-independent principality, loyal to the Durrani Empire but ruled autonomously. The Sadozai Nawabs of Mankera ruled over large areas of westernPunjab, including parts ofDera Ismail Khan,Layyah,Bhakkar, andMianwali, during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Their capital was the fortified city ofMankera.[5][6]
Initially the Nawabs of Mankera were governors of theSindh Sagar Doab under the Durrani Shahs of Afghanistan.[7] However, with the death ofAhmad Shah Durrani in 1772, it along with several other polities of Punjab became independent.[8] The state was founded by Nawab Sarbuland Khan Sadozai, who was succeeded by his son-in-law, Nawab Ahmad Khan Sadozai and his progeny.[9] The state comprised much of the Sindh-Sagar Doab, corresponding the modern districts ofMianwali,Bhakkar,Layyah as well as the south-western districts ofKhyber Pakhtunkhwa below Kohat includingDera Ismail Khan.[10] It was conquered by theSikh Empire in 1822 after thesiege of Mankera.
