Jhok (Sindh)

Jhok or Jhok Shareef (Sindhi: جهوڪ) is a small town in district Sujawal, Sindh, Pakistan.

Jhok

جهوڪ(in Sindhi)
Town
Jhok is located in Sindh
Jhok
Jhok
Jhok is located in Pakistan
Jhok
Jhok
Coordinates: 24°48′27″N 68°19′12″E
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DistrictSujawal
TalukaMirpur Bathoro
  Summer (DST)UTC+5

Battle of Jhok

Jhok is also the home of Sufi Shah Inayat Shaheed, who battled against the Mughal empire over the distribution of land and taxation among poor peasants (Harees) and thus was executed at the hands of Farrukhsiyar, then ruler of India.

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