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The '''Khakha''' is a [[Muslim Rajputs|Muslim Rajput]] tribe native to the [[Muzaffarabad District|Muzaffarabad]] district of [[Azad Kashmir]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=سيماب |first=خان، راجا محمّد |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PPFInQEACAAJ |title=تاريخ کھکھا راجپوت :: کشمير، پاکستان، گلگت / |date=2012 |publisher=al-Nūr Pablī Keshanz |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=K̲h̲ān̲ |first=Rānā Muḥammad Sarvar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BwVuAAAAMAAJ |title=The Rajputs: History, Clans, Culture, and Nobility |date=2005 |publisher=Rana Muhammad Sarwar Khan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=Raj |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eEJ-sXBmBIkC&dq=khakha+rajputs&pg=PA398 |title=History Of The Chamar Dynasty : (From 6Th Century A.D. To 12Th Century A.D.) |date=2008 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7835-635-8 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Sikh Empire==<br />
During the Sikh conquest of Kashmir, the Khakha and also the [[Bomba Dynasty|Bhamba]] tribe, occasionally ventured into the valley on looting expeditions and thus annoyed the Sikh invaders.<ref name="Kashmir' 1994, p637"/><br />
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It is recorded, that upon a British Officer's visit to Kashmir in 1822, he had to return from Uri as the Khakha chief would not allow him to pass.<ref name="Kashmir' 1994, p637">''Culture and Political History of Kashmir'' by Prithivi Nath Kaul Bamzai, MD Publ. Ltd., 1994, p637</ref><br />
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The Khakhas began to intensify their raids in consequence to the weakening Sikh power. Eventually, when Maharaja [[Gulab Singh]] assumed rulership of Kashmir, he managed to drive back the Khakhas with great difficulty. But knowing the unrelenting fierce reputation of the rebellious Khakhas, he immediately installed strong [[garrisons]] in the forts guarding the passes.<ref>''Culture and Political History of Kashmir'' by Prithivi Nath Kaul Bamzai, MD Publ. Ltd., 1994, p637, p669, p670</ref><br />
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Despite facing the best of the Sikh power to subdue them, they still enjoyed a highly privileged position, paying little if any taxes, openly wearing arms and defying orders where possible.<ref name="Jammu 1987, p4">''History of Operations in Jammu & Kashmir, 1947-48'' by Sri Nandan Prasad, Dharm Pal, Govt. of India 1987, p4</ref><br />
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==Ancestral title and reputation==<br />
The Khakhas continue their tradition of recording their genealogy.<ref>''Kashmiris Fight for Freedom'' by Muhammad Yusuf Saraf, Ferozson 1977, p77</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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