Kamal Khan Gakhar

Kamal Khan Gakhar
کمال خان گکھڑ
Sardār
Kamal Khan defeats Sultan Adam Khan Gakhar to take the throne
Sultan of Pothohar
Reign1555 - 1566
PredecessorAdam Khan Gakhar
SuccessorSaid Khan Gakhar
Died1566
Names
Kamal Gakhar putr Sarang Gakhar
کمال گکھڑ پتر سارنگ گکھڑ
FatherSarang Gakhar
ReligionSunni Islam

Kamal Khan Gakhar was a Chief of the Gakhars and a Mughal General in the 16th century. He assumed the throne of Pothohar Plateau by defeating his uncle Adam Khan in battle with help of the Mughal Emperor Humayun, his father was Sarang Khan who was famous for resisting the Suris, losing his life in the struggle.