| Conventional Long Name: | Kingdom of Mankera |
| Common Name: | Mankera |
| Event Start: | Death of Ahmad Shah Abdali |
| Year Start: | 1772 |
| Event End: | Nau Nihal Singh's Annexation of Dera Ismail Khan |
| Year End: | 1839 |
| Image Map Alt: | Located in the Sindh Sagar Doab, Punjab. |
| Image Map Caption: | Mankera Kingdom at its greatest extent |
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| Government Type: | Absolute Monarchy |
| Title Leader: | Nawab |
| Leader1: | Nawab Sarbuland Khan |
| Year Leader1: | 1772-1815 |
| Leader2: | Nawab "Hafiz" Ahmad Khan |
| Year Leader2: | 1815- |
| Leader3: | Nawab Muhammad Khan |
| Year Leader3: | -1839 |
| Leader4: | Nawab Sher Muhammad Khan |
| Year Leader4: | -1855 |
| Leader5: | Nawab Allah Dad Khan |
| Year Leader5: | -1910 |
| Leader6: | Nawab Sir Ahmed Nawaz Khan |
| Year Leader6: | -1958 |
| Leader7: | Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan |
| Year Leader7: | -1990 |
| Leader8: | Nawabzada Dr Aman Ullah khan (son in law/Nephew)(Honorary) |
| Year Leader8: | 1990-1996 |
| Leader9: | Nawabzada Dr Ahsaan Ullah Khan (Honorary) |
| Year Leader9: | 1996-Present |
| Type House1: | State council |
| Religion: | Islam |
The Nawabs of Mankhera, also known as Thal Nawabs,[1] were a dynasty based in the Thal desert, in the north-western Punjab, Pakistan, during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Their capital was the fortified city of Mankera.[2] [3]
Initially the Nawabs of Mankera were governors of the Sindh Sagar Doab under the Durrani Shahs of Afghanistan.[4] However, with the death of Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1772, it along with several other polities of Punjab became independent.[5] The state was founded by Nawab Sarbuland Khan, who was succeeded by his son-in-law, Nawab Ahmad Khan and his progeny.[6] The state comprised much of the Sindh-Sagar Doab, corresponding the modern districts of Mianwali, Bhakkar, Layyah as well as the south-western districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa below Kohat including Dera Ismail Khan.[7] It was conquered by the Sikh Empire in 1822 after the siege of Mankera.
