Zakriya Khan was given control of
Lahore by Persian Emperor
Nader Shah during
his invasion of the Mughal Empire in 1738 in return for annual tribute payments to the Persian crown.
Persecution of Sikhs He continued the persecution of Sikhs and appointed
Salabat Khan to block Amritsar and not allowing Sikhs to worship there. Zakaria Khan condemned the Hindu religious martyr,
Haqiqat Rai, to death. Zakaria Khan also dispatched a Mughal force that ended up killing
Tara Singh Wan. In the early 1730s, Zakaria Khan attempted to broker peace with the Sikh rebels by offering a
nawabship,
jagir grant, and
robe-of-honour from the
Mughal emperor to the chosen leader of the Sikhs, with
Kapur Singh being selected to receive this. However, Sikh-Mughal relations soon broke down once again and Zakaria Khan continued his anti-Sikh policies with a greater level of intensity. According to prominent early Sikh historian
Ratan Singh Bhangu, in response to having his scalp torn off,
Bhai Taru Singh cursed Zakaria Khan, saying he would be killed by his shoes. According to Sikh sources, after cutting Bhai Taru Singh's scalp, Zakaria Khan was stricken with unbearable pain and the inability to urinate. As a last resort, Khan sent an apology to the Khalsa Panth for his persecution of Sikhs and begged for forgiveness. It was suggested that if Khan hit himself with Singh's shoes, his condition might be cured. Although it would cure Khan of his condition, he died 22 days later from having hit himself with the shoes, just as Singh predicted. == Death and successor ==