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16 century ruler in northern Punjab
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Sarang Khan Gakhar (Punjabi: سارنگ گکھڑ, romanized: Sārang Gakhar) (d. 1546) was the Chief of the Gakhars, who was made ruler of Pothohar Plateau in 1520 by the Mughal emperor Babur for his submission to the Mughal authority in northern Punjab region of modern day Pakistan. He was captured and killed by Sher Shah Suri in 1546.
Reign
Sarang was thus martyred in 1546 and is buried in a tomb in Rawat Fort. His brother Adam Khan assumed leadership of the tribe and became the next Gakhar Chief.
Chopra, Gulshan Lall (1940). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Government Printing. p. 228. Sarang Khan... and his brother made their submission to Babar , and Adam Khan , with a Gakhar force , attended him to Delhi , and for this service the Pothwar country was confirmed to them by the Emperor
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