- Jibawin ?
- Jibawin is listed in Arab sources as the
builder of Multan's main temple. He is described as having ruled in
"ancient times". Nothing else about him is recorded.
- The Mauryan
Empire........................................316 - c. 250
- Bactria................................................c.
250 - c. 100
- Suren (within
Parthian hegemony)..........................100
- 60
- The
Kushanids and the
Kushanshahs...................c.
60 BCE - c. 300 CE
- The Guptas................................................300 - mid
400's
- The Hephthalites........................................400's - 565
- Sindh.....................................................550 - 712
-
Malik
Bajhara.............................................641 - ?
- In
641 AD, Multan was ruled over by Malik Bajhara, a relative of Rai Sehasi-II,
as governor. Chach, who was the successor of Sehasi-II, defeated Malik
Bajhara’s son and annexed Multan to Sindh, which remained a part of
Sindh during Chach dynasty.
- Korsiah S/o Chach
(Chach Dynasty).......................... ? - 711
- He was brother of Dahar.
Korsiah was defeated by Muhammad bin Qasim and had to fled to Kashmir.
- The
Caliphate.............................................712 - 892
- Banu SAMA
- Asad al-Qurayshi.....................................892 - early 900's
opposed by...
- A Qarmatian army under Abdullah al-Qarmati......................c.
900
- Unknown rulers
- In 985 a coup led by an Ismai'ili agitator
aligned with the Fatimids toppled the last Sama emir of Multan. The new
dynasty was fanatically Shi'ite and allied with the Assasins of Alamut.
- SUMRA / SHAIBANID
(refer to Sind)
- Jalam ibn Shaiban.........................................985 -
?
- Hamid ibn Jalam.............................................? - 997
- Nasr ibn Hamid............................................997 - ?
- Abu'l Fath Daud ibn Nasr....................................? -
Apr 1008
- The Ghaznavids and
then
Ghurids of Afghanistan.......Apr 1008 - 1215
- Sukhpal (governor)..............................Apr
1008 - ?
- Fall of Multan, flight
of Abul Fateh Daud, its Ismaili ruler with Mahmud Ghazni and Sukhpal was
appointed governor of Multan.
- Ai'i al-Karmani..............................late
1100's - early 1200's
-
Delhi....................................................1215 - 1397
- Ainul Mulk Mahru (governor).........................1352
- 1365
- The Timurids.............................................1397 - 1413
-
Dehli
(restored).........................................1397 - 1438
- LANGAH
- Multan had for many years been a province of
the Delhi sultanate but with the weakening of that kingdom, and the lack
of a governor nominated by the ruler at Delhi, the inhabitants, in 1438,
had chose as their ruler Shaikh Yusuf Quaraishi. He was a mild, but
inexperienced ruler, and was soon deposed by Sahra Langah, who
founded a dynasty that lasted some 90 years. He reigned for sixteen
years and was succeeded by his energetic son, Sultan Husain I who
managed to extend his territories and fought off attempts to reinstate
Shaikh Yusuf, who had taken refuge with the Delhi sultan. Eventually
Husain signed a peace treaty with Sikandar Lodi of Delhi, and being old,
abdicated in favour of his son Firuz. Firuz turned out to be a worthless
ruler and was assassinated, whereupon, Husain resumed the reins of power
and nominated his grandson Mahmud as his heir. Husain died in 1502.
Mahmud's abilities as ruler were disappointing and it was not long
before he fell out with his minister, and as a result of the ensuing
conflict, lost territory. Nevertheless, he continue to rule until 1527
and was followed by his young son Husain II. By this time, the Arghuns
were in power in lower Sind and captured Multan. Not long afterwards,
Multan became part of the Mughal Empire.
- Shaikh Yusuf al-Quaraishi................................1438 - 1440
- Qutb ud-Din Shah Sahra Langah............................1440 - 1456
- Husain Langah I S/o Sahra Langah.........................1456 - 1502
- Mahmud Langah............................................1502 - 1527
- Husain Langah II S/o Mahmud Langah.......................1527 - 1528
- The Mughals..............................................1528 - 1730's
- Various coins have been produced by Mughal
Emperors at Multan. Two of such coins Falus by Akbar (1556-1605) and
Rupee by Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1748-1752) can be viewed at above web link.
- Abdul Samad Khan................................................fl. 1730's
- The Mughals (restored).................................1730's - 1752
- Kabul,
but
under constant attack by the Sikh Khalsa......1752 - 1816
- Taimur Shah minted coins on his name as Nizam (Governor) at
Multan (1757-1772 CE).
- Muzzafar Khan Saddozai...................................1779 - 1818
- Sikh Empire..............................................1818 - 1848
- Diwan Mul Raj Singh.............................................1840's
- Great
Britain...................................................1848
- Sardar Khan Singh...............................................1848 opposed
by...
- Diwan Mul Raj Singh (restored), in
rebellion against Britain....1848 to 1849
- Great
Britain............................................1849 - 1947
- To
Pakistan..............................................1947 - date
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