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<p class="C1">&#65279AHMAD Y&#256R <u>KH</u>&#256N &#7788IW&#256&#7750&#256 (d. 1829), second son of <u>Kh</u>&#257n Muhammad <u>Kh</u>&#257n, the &#7788iw&#257&#7751&#257 chief of Mi&#7789&#7789h&#257 &#7788iw&#257&#7751&#257, in Sh&#257hpur district, measured swords with Sikhs more than once during Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh's time. Ahmad Y&#257r <u>Kh</u>&#257n revolted against his father and, having succeeded in attracting most of the tribe to his side, compelled him to surrender the chiefship to him. In 1817, Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh dispatched troops under the command of Misr D&#299v&#257n Chand against the &#7788iw&#257&#7751&#257 chief at N&#363rpur &#7788iw&#257&#7751&#257. The fort was conquered and Ahmad Y&#257r <u>Kh</u>&#257n ran away to Jha&#7751&#7693&#257v&#257l&#257, situated in the Manker&#257 territory. On the withdrawal of the Sikh army, with some troops having been left behind under Jasvant Si&#7749gh Mokal in N&#363rpur for guarding the fort, Ahmad Y&#257r <u>Kh</u>&#257n came back and recovered control of the country, but he had to withdraw for the second time and again run back to Ja&#7751&#7693i&#257l&#257. The Naw&#257b of Manker&#257 gave him no quarter, turned him out from there and imprisoned his sons. He then yielded to the authority of the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 who granted him a <i>j&#257g&#299r</i> worth Rs 10, 000, subject to the service of sixty horse. In 1821, Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh left on a campaign against H&#257fiz Ahmad <u>Kh</u>&#257n, the Naw&#257b of Manker&#257, when Ahmad Y&#257r <u>Kh</u>&#257n readily took the opportunity to join him in the enterprise just to settle some old scores with the Naw&#257b. The assistance rendered by Ahmad Y&#257r <u>Kh</u>&#257n and his tribe, the &#7788iw&#257&#7751&#257s, during this campaign was of crucial importance. The Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 was especially struck with the handsome and manly bearing of his men and their bold riding, and insisted upon a troop of &#7788iw&#257&#7751&#257 horse returning with him to Lahore. Ahmad Y&#257r <u>Kh</u>&#257n died in 1829.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">S&#363r&#299, Sohan L&#257l, <i>Umd&#257t-ut-Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u></i>. Lahore, 1885-89<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">G. S. Nayyar<br></p><BR>
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