Jam Raidhan
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| Jam Raidhan sinhji Sani | |
|---|---|
| Jam | |
| 1eth Sultan of Sindh | |
| Reign | 1444–1453 |
| Predecessor | Jam Sikandar |
| Successor | Jam Sanjar |
| Dynasty | Samma dynasty |
Jam Raidhan sinhji (Sindhi: ڄام رائيڌن) was the 13th Sultan of Sindh.[1] Historians have disparate views of Jam Raidhan; many have argued that Jam Raidhan and Jam Sanjar are different names for a single ruler of Sindh.[2]
Jam Raidhan lived in Kutch. Following the death of Jam Sikandar. Raidhan ruled from 1444-1453 A.D. he went to Thatta, and collecting the men of that city, he said:
I have not come to take the country, but I have come to save the property of the Musulmans. I do not consider myself fit to be king; he whom you consider fit for the situation, make him king, and I will be the first of any to give him the hand of homage.
Amongst those men no one was fit to be king, so all of them agreed to place him on the throne. Over a year and a half, he extended his rule to include the whole of Sind, from the ocean to Kajur, Mullee, and Khoondee, the boundaries of Matheluh, and Oobawruh.[1]
