UMRA

KHAN  , of Jandol (c . 186o–1903), a Pathan chief on the north-western frontier of India, who was chiefly responsible for the Chitral Campaign of 1895 . He was the younger son of the khan of Jandol; but he killed his elder brother, seized the throne, and made himself a power on the frontier . In 1894 he held undisputed sway over almost the whole of Bajour, when his restless ambition caused him to interfere in the internal affairs of Chitral . He instigated Amir-ul-Mulk, a half-witted brother of the Chitral chief, to murder his brother Nizam-ul-Mulk, and then threw over the fratricide and supported the claims of his uncle Sher Afzul to the throne . The government of India intervened and ordered Umra Khan to leave Chitral . When he refused, the Chitral Expedition was despatched (see CHITRAL); Umra Khan was driven into exile in Afghanistan, and died there in 1903 .