Layyah District is a district

Districts of Pakistan

The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...

 in the Punjab

Punjab (Pakistan)

Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. It is located in the southern part of the province. The capital is Layyah

Layyah

Layyah, also spelt Leiah , is the capital city of the Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°58'0N 70°56'0E with an altitude of 143 metres .-Old History:...

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The town was founded around 1550 by Kamal Khan

Kamal Khan

Kamal Khan is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Octopussy. He is portrayed by Louis Jourdan.Khan is a suave exiled Afghan prince living in India in the Monsoon Palace. He has a penchant for fine food and liquor, priceless jewels, "hunting" humans, and atomic...

 , a Mirani Baloach and a descendant of Dera Ghazi Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan is a city located in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the most populous cities in Southern Punjab, and it is the largest district in Punjab in terms of area, being approximately in extent....

 . Around 1610, the town was taken from the Mirani rulers by the Jaskani

Jaskani

Jaskani is a tribe found in the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan.It is found in Bhakkar, Layyah Rajan pur and Dera Ghazi Khan District, Ghotki, Sukkur, Matiari]] e District|Khairpur, Tando Jam, Badin Tando Allah Yar, Mirpur Khas District, Dadudistricts of Sindh province.The Jaskanis speak...

 Baloach , who held it until 1787. Abdun Nabi Sarai was appointed governor by Timur Shah Durrani , but three years later it was included in the governorship of Muhammad Khan Sadozai , who transferred his seat of government to Mankera

Mankera

Mankera is the principal town of Mankera Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of Bhakkar District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated about 320 kilometres west of the city of Lahore....

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In 1794, Humayun Shah , the rival claimant to the throne of Kabul

Kabul

Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...

 , was captured near Leiah and brought into the town, where his eyes were put out by order of Zaman Shah

Zaman Shah Durrani

Zaman Shah Durrani , , was ruler of the Durrani Empire from 1793 until 1800. He was the grandson of Ahmad Shah Durrani and the fifth son of Timur Shah Durrani...

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