Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal
| Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal Baba Kharal | |
|---|---|
| Nawab of Jhamra Sardar Ravi da Raath (King of Ravi) | |
| Born | c. 1776 Jhamra, Sial State (present-day Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 21 September 1857 (aged 80–81) Gogera, Punjab Province, British India (present-day Okara District, Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Burial | 1857 Jhamra, Punjab (present-day Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Dynasty | Kharal |
| Father | Rai Nathu Khan Kharal |
| Mother | Fateh Bibi Kamoka |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Occupation | |
Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal (c. 1776 – 21 September 1857), also known as Baba Kharal, was a Punjabi Muslim chieftain of the Kharal tribe who led the Punjabi tribal revolt in the Bar region of Punjab against the East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
He is considered a martyr and folk hero in Punjabi literature.
Earlier in the 19th century, he had also fought against the rising power of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Punjab as a youngster. He was respected by the Mughal court and Ranjit Singh for his valiant stands against them. As an elderly person in his late seventies, he fought against the spread of British Raj during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and was martyred in that fight by the British forces.