Ahmad Khan Kharal

Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal (Punjabi: رائے احمد خان کھرَل‎; c. 1776 – 21 September 1857),^[1][2] widely known as Nawab of Jhamra,^[1][3] was a Pakistani Punjabi Muslim chieftain of the Kharal tribe. He led rebellion in the Bar region of Pakistani Punjab against the British East India Company in the War of Independence of 1857 and died fighting against it on 21 September 1857, at the age of 81. He was killed while offering morning Fajr Prayers before breakfest. ^[4][3][5] He is today considered a folk hero in Punjab.^[6]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Ahmed Khan Kharal and the Raj". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
2. ↑ "Past in Perspective". The Nation. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Kharal and Berkley II". DAWN.COM. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
4. ↑ "Ahmed Khan Kharal and the Raj". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
5. ↑ "Past in Perspective". nation.com.pk. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
6. ↑ "Punjab University: Rai Ahmad Khan Kharral (Myth or Reality)". Retrieved 2022-11-22.^{[permanent dead link]}