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Sahaj Ram Sapru was the grandfather of the British-Indian Muslim Philosopher, Sir Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, who was an official in Kashmir during the administration of the Afghan Governor Azim Khan (1809-1819). According to Dr R.K. Parimu, the author of History of Muslim Rule in Kashmir and Ram Nath Kak's book Autumn Leaves, Sapru had embezzeled state funds, and when his guilt was established, the Afghan governor, Azim Khan, gave him the choice of death or conversion to Islam. Sahaj Ram Sapru chose life, and assuming new names, he and his family moved to Sialkot in the Punjab. However, according to Moulvi Hassan, another historian, Azim Khan, fearing the victory of the Sikhs, fled to Kabul and entrusted the treasury and his family to Sahaj Ram Sapru who escorted both the treasury and the family back to Kabul and decided to settle in Sialkot.
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- Kak, Ram Nath (1995), Autumn Leaves (Kashmiri Reminiscences), South Asia Books, ISBN 8186588000
- Parmu, R.K (1969), A history of Muslim rule in Kashmir, 1320-1819, People's Pub. House, ISBN ASIN: B0006C25AK
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