Khokhar

The Khokhar are people from the Punjab region. The Khokhars were designated as an agricultural tribe and are usually classified as Jat and Rajput. The term agricultural tribe, according to the Punjab Land Alienation Act, 1900, was at that time synonymous with martial race.

History

Muhammad Ghori undertook many campaigns against the Khokhars in Punjab before he was killed by the Khokhars of the Salt Range in March 1206.

In 1240 AD, Razia, daughter of Shams-ud-din Iltutmish, and her husband, Altunia, attempted to recapture the throne from her brother, Muizuddin Bahram Shah. She is reported to have led an army composed mostly of mercenaries from the Khokhar tribe of Punjab.

From 1246 to 1247, Balban mounted an expedition as far as the Salt Range to chastise the Khokhars. His objective for this last campaign was to subjugate the turbulent Khokhars of the Salt Range.

Although Lahore was reoccupied by Delhi,, it remained in ruins for the next twenty years, being attacked multiple times by the Mongols and their Khokhar allies. Around the same time, a Mongol commander named Hulechu occupied Lahore, and forged an alliance with Khokhar chief Raja Gulchand, the erstwhile ally of Muhammad's father.

Khokhar (Mirpur)

Khokhar is a village in the Gujrat Tehsil of the Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan, located approximately 5 miles north of City Gujrat.

History

The village gets its name from the Khokhar tribe, who make up the bulk of the population. A famous tomb of Baba Jhanghu Shah is located in Khokhar.

Demographics

According to 1998 census of Pakistan, its population was 2351.

References

Coordinates: 32°38′40″N 74°04′16″E / 32.6445°N 74.071°E / 32.6445; 74.071 Touseef Khokhar