{{Short description|Sultan of Sindh 1406-1412}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox royalty | name = '''Jam Ali Sher'''<br> ڄام علي شير | title = [[Jam (title)|Jam]] ([[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]: ڄام)<br/>[[Sultan|Sultan of Sindh]] ([[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]: سنڌ جو سُلطان) | predecessor = [[Jam Nizamuddin I]] | successor = [[Jam Karan]] {{sfn|Panhwar|1983|p=342}} | reign = 1406 – {{Nowrap|1412}} {{sfn|Panhwar|1983|p=295}} | succession = 8th [[List of monarchs of Sindh|Sultan of Sindh]] ([[Jam (title)|Jam]]) | death_date = 1412 | death_place = Samui, [[Sindh]] | death_cause = [[Assassination]] | burial_place = [[Makli]] | issue = | full name = Jam Ali Sher bin Jam Tamachi {{sfn|Panhwar|1983|p=341}} | house = {{flagicon|Sindh|Samma}} [[House of Unar]] | house-type = Branch | dynasty = {{flagicon|Sindh|Samma}} [[Samma Dynasty]] | father = [[Jam Tamachi]] {{sfn|Panhwar|1983|p=341}} | religion = [[Sunni]] [[Islam]] | signature_type = | signature = }} '''Jam Ali Sher''' ({{langx|sd| سلطان ڄام علي شير}}) was the eighth Sultan of Sindh. He belonged to the [[Samma dynasty]], which ruled from 1351 to 1520.
==Reign== After the death of [[Jam Nizamuddin I]], the people raised Jam Ali Sher, son of [[Jam Tamachi]], from life of obscurity to the throne.<ref name="SDPME">{{Cite book|author=Arshad Islam |url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfSindDuringPreMughalPeriod/page/n3/mode/1up |title= History Of Sind During Pre Mughal Period |pages=148|date=1990|publisher=Aligarh University |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Lari">{{cite book |last1=Lari |first1=Suhail Zaheer |title=A History of Sindh |date=1994 |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/A_History_of_Sindh/LfFtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=history%20of%20Sindh%20Suhail%20Zaheer%20Lari}}</ref> Jam Ali Sher ruled for Six years and some months.<ref name=":67">{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/The_Samma_Kingdom_of_Sindh/g_dtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=samma%20kingdom%20of%20sindh |title= The Samma Kingdom of Sindh|pages=58|date=2006|publisher=University of Jamshoro|isbn=9789694050782 |language=en}}</ref> He established firm control, suppressed rebellions, and maintained internal order; ''[[Firishta]]'' described his reign as largely peaceful and progressive.{{sfn|Panhwar|1983|p=342}}
His reign coincided with repeated [[Delhi Sultanate]] incursions into Sindh, causing major loss of life and property, though resistance continued. [[Sehwan]] and [[Bukkur]] served as key provincial centres, while Samui, a resort near [[Thatta|Samanagar]] remained the Samma seat of power.<ref name=":57">{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/The_Samma_Kingdom_of_Sindh/g_dtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=samma%20kingdom%20of%20sindh |title= The Samma Kingdom of Sindh|pages=105|date=2006|publisher=University of Jamshoro|isbn=9789694050782 |language=en}}</ref>
==Assassination== He regularly took moonlit river excursions. Members of the rival line descended from Jam Juna I exploited this habit. On a Friday night, the 13th of a lunar month, they ambushed him from a nearby forest as he returned from the [[Indus]] and killed him on the riverbank. Following his assassination, [[Jam Karan]], son of Togachi and grandson of Jam Juna I, was installed as ruler.<ref name="Lari">{{cite book |last1=Lari |first1=Suhail Zaheer |title=A History of Sindh |date=1994 |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/A_History_of_Sindh/LfFtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=history%20of%20Sindh%20Suhail%20Zaheer%20Lari}}</ref><ref name="SDPME">{{Cite book|author=Arshad Islam |url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfSindDuringPreMughalPeriod/page/n3/mode/1up |title= History Of Sind During Pre Mughal Period |pages=148|date=1990|publisher=Aligarh University |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}} ===Bibliography=== *{{Citation |last1=Panhwar |first1=M. H. |title=Chronological Dictionary of Sindh (From Geological Times to 1539) |date=August 1983 |publisher=Educational Press: Institute of Sindhology, University of Sind, Jamshoro |location=Karachi |edition=1 |url=https://archive.org/details/ChronologicalDictionaryOfSindh/page/n1/mode/2up |language=en}}
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