Langahs

Langah () dynasty ruled Punjab region nd upper Sindh region of Pakistan. Langah tribe is a clan of the Jat tribe settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.

History and origin

The Langah claim to have been originally an Afghan tribe, who came to Multan from Sibi for the purposes of trade and eventually settled at Rappri, near the city of Multan. In the confussion that followed the invasion of South Asia by Amir Timur, the city of Multan became independent of the Sultanate of Delhi. The inhabitants chose Shaikh Yousaf Qureshi, a descendent of The Famous Sufi Baha-ud-din Zakariya, as governor. In 1445, Rai Sahra, chief of the Langahs, whose daughter had been married to Shaikh Yousaf, introduced an armed band of his tribesman into the city by night, seized Shaikh Yousaf, and sent him Delhi, and proclaimed himself king, under the title Sultan Qutbudin. This a list of the Langah kings of Multan:

• Sultan Qutbudin 1445–1460
• Sultan Hussain 1460
• Sultan Firuzshah dates unknown
• Sultan Mahmud dates unknown
• Sultan Hussain 1518–1526

The dynasty was terminated with the capture of Multan, by the Arghun king of Sindh, Sultan Shah Hasan Arghun.

See also

• Langah (tribe)
• Langah
• Arghun Dynasty