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Abdal Khan (ruler of Skardu, Baltistan and Klein-Tibet) Abdal Khan (also called Abdul Khan) was a son of  Ali Sher Khan  , probably the most important ruler of  Skardu  in  Baltistan  . As a member of the Makpon ruling family of Skardu he ruled only a few years in the first half of the 17th century and lost his throne in 1636 by an invasion arranged by the Indian Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (1627-1658). This ended the independence of the ruling houses in Baltistan for the rest of the 17th century. Historically, the area directly dominated by the Abdal Khan in Baltistan is next to the core land Skardu also  Shigar  ,  Rondu  and  Kartaksho included. In the literary literature of Baltistan, he is still alive today as a sinister figure with the nickname "Mizos" "man-eater". After the death of Ali Sher Khan in the twenties of the 17th century, his eldest son Ahmad Khan took over the rule in Skardu for a short tim...