Ghazi Khan ( Balochi,

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Baloch mercenary from who moved to

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

in the late 15th century at the behest of the

Langah Sultanate The Langah Sultanate, also known as the Sultanate of Multan, was a kingdom which emerged after the decline of Delhi Sultanate in the Punjab region. The capital of the Sultanate was the city of Multan in south Punjab. Origin There are conflicti ...

. He was accompanied by his sons, Ghazi Khan, Fatih Khan and Ismail Khan. The

Derajat Derajat ( Punjabi/Urdu: ), the plural of the word 'dera', is a cultural region of central Pakistan, located in the region where the provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan meet. Derajat is bound by the Indus River to the east, and ...

had its existence as an historical area to the Baloch immigration in the fifteenth century. Sultan Husain, the Langah dynasty's

Sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

s of Multan, being unable to hold his trans-Indus possessions, called in Baloch mercenaries, and assigned these territories to

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Tomb of Ghazi Khan

The tomb of Ghazi Khan, locally called as ''handeera'' in Balochi was built in the beginning of 15th century. This seems like the tomb of Shah

Rukn-e-Alam Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fateh ( ; – ) was an eminent Punjabi Sufi saint from Multan in modern-day Pakistan who belonged to Suhrawardiyya Sufi order. He is commonly known by the title (Shah) Rukn-e-Alam ("Pillar of the World"). Biography ...

in Multan. It is located in the Mulla Quaid Shah Graveyard. Its main gate is from eastern side and two small doors are in side of north and south. Every side of the tomb is from inside and there are conical minarets from the outside. Its circular distance from the earth is . The half diameter of the conical minarets remains on the highest of . There are 28 ladders from northern side in the internal side. The graveyard was built up around the tomb of Ghazi Khan. This is the oldest building in the city. The tomb condition is continuously deteriorating and many social activists are raising voice to preserve this heritage.

List of places after his name

Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan (), abbreviated as D.G. Khan, is a city in the southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 19th largest city of Pakistan by population. Lying west of the Indus River, it is the headquarters of Dera Ghazi Khan District and ...

, a city in Pakistan * Ghazi Ghat, a village in

Muzaffargarh Muzaffargarh (Urdu and pa, , , Fort of Muzaffar) is a city in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the bank of the Chenab River, it is the capital of the district with the same name. It is the 39th largest city of Pakistan by populatio ...

, Pakistan

List of institutions after his name

Ghazi University Ghazi University ( ur, غازی یونیورسٹی) is a university in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. The university was established in 2012 at the initiative of the Chief Minister of the Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. It is named after ...

* Ghazi Khan Medical College

List of companies and organizations after his name

Al-Ghazi Tractors Al-Ghazi Tractors Ltd (AGTL) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani agricultural machinery manufacturer headquartered in Karachi with a tractor manufacturing plant located in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. It is the manufacturer of New Holland tractors in Pakistan ...

* Ghazi Textile Mills * DG cement factory Ltd

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Tomb of Ghazi Khan

List of places after his name

List of institutions after his name

List of companies and organizations after his name

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