Kingdom of Mankera

Kingdom of Mankera منکیرہ
1772–1839 (Ex-Ruling State)
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Motto: Service to Mankind
Mankera Territory at the Battle of Mankera
Capital	Mankera (1772-1821) Dera Ismail Khan (1821-1839)
Common languages	Official language Persian Unofficial minority languages Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi, Saraiki
Religion	Islam
Government	Absolute Monarchy
Nawab
• 1772-1815	Nawab Sarbuland Khan
• 1815-	Nawab "Hafiz" Ahmad Khan
• -1839	Nawab Muhammad Khan
• -1855	Nawab Sher Muhammad Khan
• -1910	Nawab Allah Dad Khan
• -1958	Nawab Sir Ahmed Nawaz Khan
• -1990	Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan
• 1990-1996	Nawabzada Dr Aman Ullah khan (son in law/Nephew)(Honorary)
• 1996-Present	Nawabzada Dr Ahsaan Ullah Khan (Honorary)
History
• Death of Ahmad Shah Abdali	1772
• Nau Nihal Singh's Annexation of Dera Ismail Khan	1839 (Ex-Ruling State)

The Kingdom of Mankhera and Dera, also known as Mankhera or Leah and Bukkar, was a powerful Indian State that arose under the declining influence of the Mughal Empire and Durrani Empire.^[1]

History

Initially the rulers of Mankera were governors of the Sindh Sagar Doab under the Emperors of Afghanistan.^[2][3] However, with the death of Ahmad Shah Abidali in 1772, it along with several other polities of Punjab became Independent.^{[citation needed]} The state was founded by Nawab Sarbuland Khan, who was succeeded by his son-in-law, Nawab Ahmad Khan and his progeny.^[4] The state comprised much of the Sindh-Sagar Doab, and the modern districts of Mianwali, Bhakkar, Layyah as well as the south-western districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa below Kohat including Dera Ismail Khan, Karak, Bannu^[5] and Marwat. The Kingdom was comparable in size to modern day Switzerland.

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