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Shah Husain Arghun

d. 1556 · 16th century

Shah Husain Arghun was ruler of Sindh from 1524 to 1556, son of Shah Beg, founder of the Arghun dynasty. He extended Arghun control over lower Sindh around Thatta and in the 1520s took Multan from the Langah Sultanate. He opposed the fugitive Mughal emperor Humayun when he sought refuge in Sindh in the early 1540s.

Mentioned in 3 state histories

Langah Sultanate Arghun dynasty Tarkhan dynasty

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