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revolted under tlieir chief Shaikha and occupied Labor. Sarang 
Khan’ the governor of Dipalpiir, in the succeeding reign of Mahmud 
Tughluq, after collecting a large force from the country round 
about Multan, went out to meet them. A great battle was fought 
about 24 miles from Labor. Shaikha Gakk’har was utterly defeated, 
and having hastily removed his wife and family from Labor, he 
tied and took refuge in the Jammu hills. 
Tamerlane having invaded India and having crossed the Indus 
at Dhankot (near Kalabagh) in the autumn of A. D. 1398. Jasrat 
Gakk’har, the younger brother of Shaikha, endeavoured to oppose 
his advance, but having been defeated, fled and took refuge with 
Shaikha who, taking advantage of the commotions and anarchy 
which ensued very shortly afterwards, marched against the Fort 
of Lahor and re-occupied it; but when Tamerlane retired to the* 
Panjab on his way back to Samarqand, in the spring of A. D. 1399, 
Shaikha failed to meet him, and is stated to have given some 
trouble, and losing a brother at a place called Shahnawaz while 
attempting to defend the place with 2,000 men only. Tamerlane sent 
a force to chastise him under Pir Muhammad, his grandson. Shaikha 
was captured and imprisoned, and subsequently beheaded by 
order of Tamerlane, who appointed Khizr Khan governor of Labor 
and of the Panjabf generally. 
XVII. 
Jasrat Kha'n. 
(A. D. 1399, A. H 802.) 
Succeeded his brother Shaikha during the reign of Sayyid 
Mubarak. Jasrat took the field against Sultan Shah ’All, the 
king of Kashmir, and having defeated him took him a prisoner. 
He obtained much booty in this war, and being now in the posses¬ 
sion of a considerable amount of wealth and power, he resolved 
to extend his conquests as far as Dilili. In this he was assisted 
by Shadf Khan or Zainul’abidm, king of Kashmir, Jasrat having 
espoused his cause when still an aspirant for the throne of that 
country. Zainul’abidm sent a large force under Jasrat to con¬ 
quer the Panjab and eventually to attack Dilili. Malik Taghai 
* Firishtah, page 279. f Firishtah, page 288. 
