Kingdom of Mankera منکیرہ
1772–1839 (Ex-Ruling State)
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Motto: Service to Mankind
Mankera Territory at the Battle of Mankera
Capital	Mankera (1772-1821) Dera Ismail Khan (1821-1839)
Common languages	Official language Persian Unofficial minority languages Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi, Saraiki
Religion	Islam
Government	Absolute Monarchy
Nawab
• 1772-1815	Nawab Sarbuland Khan
• 1815-	Nawab "Hafiz" Ahmad Khan
• -1839	Nawab Muhammad Khan
• -1855	Nawab Sher Muhammad Khan
• -1910	Nawab Allah Dad Khan
• -1958	Nawab Sir Ahmed Nawaz Khan
• -1990	Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan
• 1990-1996	Nawabzada Dr Aman Ullah khan (son in law/Nephew)(Honorary)
• 1996-Present	Nawabzada Dr Ahsaan Ullah Khan (Honorary)
History
• Death of Ahmad Shah Abdali	1772
• Nau Nihal Singh's Annexation of Dera Ismail Khan	1839 (Ex-Ruling State)

The Kingdom of Mankhera and Dera, also known as Mankhera or Leah and Bukkar, was a powerful Indian State that arose under the declining influence of the Mughal Empire and Durrani Empire.^[1]

History

Initially the rulers of Mankera were governors of the Sindh Sagar Doab under the Emperors of Afghanistan.^[2][3] However, with the death of Ahmad Shah Abidali in 1772, it along with several other polities of Punjab became Independent. The state was founded by Nawab Sarbuland Khan, who was succeeded by his son-in-law, Nawab Ahmad Khan and his progeny.^[4] The state comprised much of the Sindh-Sagar Doab, and the modern districts of Mianwali, Bhakkar, Layyah as well as the south-western districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa below Kohat including Dera Ismail Khan, Karak, Bannu^[5] and Marwat. The Kingdom was comparable in size to modern day Switzerland.

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