Palay Khan (, 1888-1951), also referred to as Palay Shah, was an ethnic

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...

from the Khosti tribe in zhob, a freedom fighter, and commander of the group that fought against the

British Raj The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule ...

in 1930 in

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(a ''Commissionerate'' Province). Khosti was living in Zhob when he died on January 1, 1951. Palay Khan never accepted an agreement between his group and the British Raj, against some compensation in favor of the earlier. The British promised him that they would agree to the Tribal Laws as the Constitution and Laws for his land.

Depictions

Film and Television

The 1986 Bollywood film '' Palay Khan'', directed by Ashim Samanta and produced by

Shakti Samanta Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films such as ''Anand Ashram'' (1977), Anusandhan /''Barsaat Ki Ek Raat'' (1981), ''Anyay Abhi ...

, provides a romanticized depiction of Palay Khan's campaign against the British. Palay was played by

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. The 1990 PTV drama series ''Palay Shah'' was produced as a tribute to his involvement in the freedom movement. The series had 13 episodes, and . Palay was played by

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(whom also wrote the script for the series).

Novels

A novel has been written on the life of Palay Khan in Urdu by gulshan nanda.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palay Khan Pashtun people People from Zhob District 1888 births 1951 deaths