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Saifullah Khan was born in 1827 in killa saifullah (former Upper Zhob)
and was the grandson of religious scholar Faiz ullah Akhunzada (Zarh
Nika). In 7th of October when the British forces attacked his Qilla (now
Rabat Karaiz) and the the Qilla of Shah Jehan Jogezai (The Badshah of
Zhob) near
Akhterzai (also
The Sword of Saifullah
called Daultzai
Khoidadzai
Battle by Sir
Aitecheson), Shah
Jahan, Saifullah
and Hamza
Daultzai fought
bravely in the
Daulatzai hills,
Malik Hamza Daultzai and Ghaus Mohammad were killed and Shah
Jehan and Saifullah Khan had a naarrow escape, went to Kalat
tribal heads along with their 500 men admitted their submission to the
British forces and also sighed a treaty with the British that they will not
interfere with their any thing in Zhob (Ref: Zhob Gazeeter Volume 2)
was part of Zhob District and known as Upper Zhob sub-division. Killa
importance of Zhob is
Tsiang, a Chinese
country came within the sphere of the raids organized by Gengis Khan,
the Mongol. In 1398 AD, an expedition against the Afghans of the area
was led by Pir Muhammad, grandson of Amir Timur. Although no
mounds and karezes are attributed to the Mughals. Both Nadir Shah
(1736-47 AD) and Ahmed Shah (1747-73 AD) extended their power
under British protection. In the middle of the 18th century Ahmed Shah
and the head of the Jogizai family, conferring upon him the title and
13-Nasai (Khoidadzai)
in Muslibagh, Youniskhail
FAMOUS PERSONALITIES
named)
Sher Jan Jogezai (Who killed the British Political agent BARNES of Zhob
by revolver)
Baaz Jogezai