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Mujahideen leader (1888–1951)

For the 1986 Indian film, see Palay Khan (film).

Palay Khan (Pashto: پالې خان, 1888-1951), also referred to as Palay Shah, was an ethnic Pashtun from the Khosti tribe in zhob, a freedom fighter, and commander of the group that fought against the British Raj in 1930 in Baluchistan (a Commissionerate Province).

Khosti was living in Zhob when he died on January 1, 1951.

Palay khan biography of williams

Palay Khan never accepted an agreement between his group and the British Raj, against some compensation in favor of the earlier. The British promised him that they would agree to the Tribal Laws as the Constitution and Laws for his land.^{[citation needed]}

Depictions

Film and Television

The 1986 Bollywood film Palay Khan, directed by Ashim Samanta and produced by Shakti Samanta, provides a romanticized depiction of Palay Khan's campaign against the British.

Palay was played by Jackie Shroff.^[1][2]

The 1990 PTV drama series Pala