ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>FATEH KH&#256N (d. 1818)</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="FATEH"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279FATEH <u>KH</u>&#256N (d. 1818), son of P&#257ind&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n, the B&#257rakza&#299 chief, who overthrew Sh&#257h Zam&#257n, the king of Afghanistan (1793-1800), and placed his half-brother Sh&#257h Mahm&#363d on the throne of Afghanistan, himself becoming prime minister. Sh&#257h Mahm&#363d was dethroned in 1803 and was succeeded by Sh&#257h Shuj&#257'. Fateh <u>Kh</u>&#257n expelled Sh&#257h Shuj&#257' in 1809 and restored Sh&#257h Mahm&#363d to sovereignty. Sh&#257h Shuj&#257' fell into the hands of 'At&#257 Muhammad <u>Kh</u>&#257n,, the governor of Kashm&#299r. As Kashm&#299r was the richest province of the kingdom of Afghanistan, Fateh <u>Kh</u>&#257n turned his attention towards ' At&#257 Muhammad <u>Kh</u>&#257n. He concluded a treaty with Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh for a joint expedition to Kashm&#299r which was undertaken in 1812. 'At&#257 Muhammad was defeated and replaced by Fateh <u>Kh</u>&#257n's real brother, Muhammad 'Az&#299m <u>Kh</u>&#257n, but Fateh <u>Kh</u>&#257n did not fulfill the terms of the treaty, and the Sikh general, D&#299w&#257n Mohkam Chand, seized Sh&#257h Shuj&#257' who was brought to Lahore. Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh took Attock in June 1813. Fateh <u>Kh</u>&#257n and his brother, Dost Muhammad <u>Kh</u>&#257n, made an attempt to regain the fort, but were defeated by D&#299w&#257n Mohkam Chand. Recovery of Attock remained the dream of Fateh <u>Kh</u>&#257n till his death in 1818.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> S&#363r&#299, Sohan L&#257l, <i>'Udm&#257t-ut-Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u></i>. Lahore, 1885-89<BR> <li class="C1"> Griffin, Lepel, <i>Ranjit Singh</i>. Oxford, 1905<BR> <li class="C1"> Bhagat Singh <i>Maharaja Ranjit Singh and His Times</i>. Delhi, 1990<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Har&#299 R&#257m Gupta<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>