Shaikha Khokhar

 ( History Of Punjab ) 

Shaikha Khokhar was a Punjabi Muslims chieftain of the Khokhar tribe in the 14th century under whose chieftainship the Khokhars resisted the Timurid invasion of Punjab in 1398 CE.

A battle ensued between the Timurid Empire forces, led by Timur, and a smaller Khokhar force, led by tribal chiefs Shaikha Khokhar and Nusrat Khokhar. According to the Tarikh-i-Farishta, written around 1612 by the 16-century historian and scholar /ref> the larger Timurid force was victorious. Shaikha, seeing the futility of the situation, decided to lead a desperate cavalry charge against the Timurid dynasty forces but was slain. He is known to have fought over 20 battles, emerging victorious in each, and captured Lahore on nine separate occasions.