The Tarkhan dynasty | ||||||||||
سلسله ترخان | ||||||||||
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Capital | Not specified | |||||||||
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Persian Urdu Arabic Sindhi |
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Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
Mirza | ||||||||||
• | 1554–1567 | Muhammad 'Isa Tarkhan (first) | ||||||||
• | 1567–1585 | Muhammad Baqi Tarkhan (last) | ||||||||
History | ||||||||||
• | Tarkhan dynasty begins | 1554 | ||||||||
• | Tarkhan dynasty ends | 1591 | ||||||||
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The Tarkhan dynasty (Urdu: سلسله ترخان), or Turkhan dynasty, was established by Turkic Tarkhan and ruled Sindh, Pakistan from 1554 to 1591 AD. General Mirza Isa Beg founded the Tarkhan dynasty in Sindh after the death of Shah Husayn Arghun of the Arghun dynasty. Mughal emperor Akbar annexed Sindh after defeating the last Tarkhan ruler.