Husseyn Langah or Husayn Shah Langah I ( Punjabi: حُسین لنگاہ اَوّل ''Huṣaīn Langāh Awwal'') was a

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He was the son of Rai Sahra Langah. chief the second

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Langah Sultanate The Langah Sultanate was a late medieval sultanate based in the Punjab region in the western Indian subcontinent between the 15th and 16th centuries. It was the dominant power of the lower Doab tract with Multan at its centre. The Langah Sult ...

, who reigned from 1469 until 1498. He founded colleges of education in communities like Tulamba and a number of the

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settled in the sultanate during his reign. After successfully capturing

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, Kahror Pakka and

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, he repulsed an attack by the

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. He abdicated in favour of his son, who reigned as Mahmud Shah.

Reign

Husseyn Langah was the son of Rai Sahra Langah, styled Qutbu'd-Din, the founder and ruler of the

. He gained the throne on the death of his father in 1469. At the start of his reign, he undertook military campaigns in

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and captured

, Kahror Pakka and

. However, he was soon dealing with a succession crisis. Yousaf Qureshi, whom his father had supplanted, had found refuge with the ruler of the

and persuaded the army of the Sultanate to attack Multand to help him regain his throne. Husseyn successfully repulsed the attack, which was led by Tatar Khan and Barbak Shah. Eventually, he signed a peace treaty with Sikander Lodhi and abdicated in 1498 in favour of his son and successor, Budhan Khan, who assumed the title Sultan Mahmud Shah I. Husseyn died in 1502. The reign of Sultan Husseyn I is considered to be the most illustrious of the Langah Sultans. He was known for his promotion of education and learning, inviting scholars like the brother Abd Allah and Aziz Allah of Tulamba, to colleges he founded. During the rule of the Langah, a large number of

were allowed to settle in the Derajaat Border in turn for military service.

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