Sial dynasty
Sial State | |||||||||
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| c. 1727–1816 | |||||||||
Map of the state of Jhang in Punjab in the mid-18th century | |||||||||
| Status | Chieftainship | ||||||||
| Capital | Jhang | ||||||||
| Common languages | |||||||||
| Ethnic groups | Punjabis (with the Sials being the dynastic rulers) | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam (dynastic) | ||||||||
| Chief | |||||||||
• 1723 – 1747 | Walidad Khan Sial (founder) | ||||||||
• 1747 – 1787 | Inayatullah Khan Sial | ||||||||
• 1787 – 1798 | Sultan Kabir Khan Sial | ||||||||
• 1798 – 1816 | Ahmad Khan Sial (last) | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 6,007 sq mi (15,560 km2) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Pakistan | ||||||||
Sial dynasty was a Punjabi Muslim dynasty that ruled over the Sial state (c. 1727–1816) in central Punjab during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was centred around the city of Jhang.