Shah Beg Arghun
Shah Beg Arghun (1465 – 1524) (Urdu: شاہ بیگ ارغون) was the son of Zunnun Beg Arghun. He was the commander-in-chief and head of the nobles at the court of Sultan Hussain Mirza[1] King of Khurasan and Governor of Kandahar in 1488, after the invasion of Babur in Kabul and Kandahar.
When Babur[2] invaded the province of Qandhar Shah Beg Arghun[3] unable to resist him retreated towards Shal and Sibi. He stayed at Sibi and built a huge Fort, Sibi Fort and moved towards Sindh[4] and having overcome Jam Feroz the last King of the Samma Dynasty in 1521, He settled himself as king of Sindh. His reign was short-lived, he died in the year 1524 and his eldest son Shah Hussain Arghun succeeded him.
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