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Mirkhshah

Also called: Mirkshah, Mirkh Shah, Makrab Khan, Mirk Khan

The ruler of Thatta in the Jhulelal legend who orders the Hindus of Sindh to convert or die, and who withdraws the order after meeting Jhulelal and seeing flood and fire fall on his palace.

Sources: Jhulelal (Hinduism) (Wikipedia), summarising Falzon 2004 and Ramey 2008; Jhulelal: The God of the Indus (Live History India) · see Mirkhshah's web

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Mirkhshah tested by

Jhulelal (Avatar) Folk · Jhulelal and Mirkhshah
Confronts the ruler; flood and fire make him withdraw the order.

Stories 1

Jhulelal and Mirkhshah
Folk tale · as the ruler who orders conversion · 3 tellings

Cited

Jhulelal (Hinduism) (Wikipedia), summarising Falzon 2004 and Ramey 2008 Encyclopedia
Jhulelal: The God of the Indus (Live History India) Popular retelling