Jam Raidhan ( sd, ڄام رائڌن) was the 13th Sultan of
Sindh.
[ ] Historians have disparate views of Jam Raidhan; many have argued that Jam Raidhan and
Jam Sanjar are different names for a single ruler of
Sindh.
Ascension
Jam Raidhan lived in
Kutch. Following the death of
Jam Sikandar. Raidhan ruled from 1444-1453 A.D. he went to
Thatta
Thatta ( sd, ٺٽو; ) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Thatta was the medieval capital of Sindh, and served as the seat of power for three successive dynasties. Thatta's historic significance has yielded several monuments in and ...
, and collecting the men of that city, he said:
Amongst those men no one was fit to be king, so all of them agreed to place him on the throne. Over a year and a half, he extended his rule to include the whole of Sind, from the ocean to Kajur, Mullee, and Khoondee, the boundaries of Matheluh, and Oobawruh.
Historiography
The accounts of historians
Mir Ali Sher Qaune Thattvi and
Mir Muhammad Masoom Shah Bakhri consider Jam Rai Dinu (Raidhan) and Jam Sanjar separate rulers of the Samaa dynasty. According to the commentary of historian M.H Panhwar on the rule of the Samaa dynasty, the name ''Jam Raidhan'' is synonymous with ''Jam Rai Dinu'' as it is used in the folklores of Sind, and is still in use by the Samaat tribes of Sind.
Death
Jam Raidhan died three days after drinking poisoned wine, given to one of Raidhan's attendants by
Jam Sanjar.
References
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History of Sindh
Jamote people
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