Khan Bahadur Raja Jahandad Khan's

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Chief of Gakhars, Khan Bahadur SULTAN Raja Jahandad Khan, C.I.E.(Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire) Kaiser-i-Hind was son of SULTAN Raja Haider Buksh. Raja Haider Buksh confirmed his jagir (84 villages) by the British in 1858, following loyal services in the Indian Mutiny. Raja Jahandad Khan remained Assistant Commissioner, Punjab. He married the daughter of Afghan King Sher Ali Khan.

The Gakhar Chiefs from 19th Century onwards include:

  • Capt. Raja Haider Zaman - s/o Raja Jahandad Khan, born 1892, educated at MAO College, Aligarh; Imperial Cadet Corps, Dehra Dun in 1912, was awarded the Delhi Durbar Medal 1911, Silver Jubilee Medal 1935 and Coronation Durbar Medal 1937, M.B.E. [cr.1938].
  • Raja Rukan Zaman - s/o Raja Haider Zaman, born 1921, married the daughter of Khan of Makhad - a prominent estate in Attock. He was educated at Cambridge School, Dehra Dun and Aitchison College, Lahore. He remained memeber,West Pakistan Legislative Assembly .
  • Sultan Raja Erij Zaman Khan


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