Jhok (Sindh) Explained

Official Name:Jhok
Native Name:
جهوڪ
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Sindh#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sujawal
Subdivision Type3:Taluka
Subdivision Name3:Mirpur Bathoro
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:24.8075°N 68.32°W

Jhok or Jhok Shareef (Sindhi: جهوڪ) is a small town in district Sujawal, Sindh, Pakistan.[1]

Battle of Jhok

Jhok is also the home of Sufi Shah Inayat Shaheed, who battled against the Mughal empire over the distribution of land and taxation among poor peasants (Harees) and thus was executed at the hands of Farrukhsiyar, then ruler of India.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Saeeda . Ghauri . Urs of Hazrat Shah Inayat Shaheed begins in Sujawal . 23 July 2024 . . 16 October 2019 . en.
  2. News: Jalbani . Abbas . The Jhok of Sufi warriors . 23 July 2024 . . 20 July 2014 . en.
  3. News: Kazi . Mudaser . When words of peace 'incite' attack . 23 July 2024 . . 5 October 2017 . en.