Tarkhan dynasty

The Tarkhan dynasty
سلسله ترخان
1554–1591
Capital		Not specified
Languages		Urdu Arabic Sindhi
Government		Monarchy
Mirza
•	1554–1567	Muhammad 'Isa Tarkhan (first)
•	1567–1585	Muhammad Baqi Tarkhan (last)
History
•	Tarkhan dynasty begins	1554
•	Tarkhan dynasty ends	1591
Preceded by Succeeded by Arghun dynasty Mughal Empire

The Tarkhan dynasty (Urdu: سلسله ترخان‎), or Turkhan dynasty, was established by Turkic Tarkhan and ruled Sindh, Pakistan from 1554 to 1591 AD.^[1] 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.

Mirzas of Tarkhan dynasty

Title	Personal Name	Reign
After civil war in Sindh between the King Shah Husayn Arghun and his nobles under Mirza Muhammad 'Isa Tarkhan the Tarkhan dynasty was victorious and began to rule over Sindh.
Mirza میرزا	Muhammad 'Isa Tarkhan محمد عیسیٰ ترخان	1554–1567 AD
Mirza میرزا	Muhammad Baqi Tarkhan محمد بقی ترخان	1567–1585 AD
Mirza میرزا	Jani Beg Tarkhan جانی بیگ ترخان	1585–1599 AD
Mirza میرزا	Ghazi Beg Tarkhan غازی بیگ ترخان	1599–1612 AD
Mirza میرزا	Abul-Qasim Sultan Tarkhan ابوالقاسم سلطان ترخان	1612–? AD
Sindh was conquered by the Mughal Empire in 1591 AD. by the general Abdul-Rahim Khan better known as Khan-e-Khanan (Khan of Khans). The green rows signify Mughal Rule.

References

1. Annemarie Schimmel (1976). Pain and Grace: A Study of Two Mystical Writers of Eighteenth-Century Muslim. p. 207.