Nahar Khan

For 19th century Jat king, see Nahar Singh.

Raja Bahadur Nahar Khan
Wali-e-Mewat
Reign1372-1402
PredecessorPost Established
SuccessorKhanzada Bahadur Khan
Issue
HouseKhanzada
FatherRaja Lakhan Pal

Raja Bahadur Nahar Khan was the ruler of Mewat and the progenitor of Khanzada Rajput clan who were themselves a sub-clan of Jadaun Rajputs. His original name was Sambhar Pal. He and his brother Sopar Pal (who later became Chhaju Khan) embraced Islam during the era of Firuz Shah Tughlaq.[1] He was also known as Wali-e-Mewat Raja Bahadur Nahar Khan[2]

  1. ^ Census of India, 1901. 14 May 2024. p. 152. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Tareekh-e-Miyo Chhatri by Hakeem Abdush Shakoor". Rekhta. Retrieved 6 June 2022.