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Tikka Khan Biography and Timeline

Follow Tikka Khan through 3 dated historical records for Pakistan.

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Tikka Khan, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records

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1971–1972Years on this page

1971

25 March 1971

Operation Searchlight

Lieutenant General · Eastern Commander · Dhaka · Warfare / Indian Wars

Tikka Khan commands Pakistan's Eastern Command when Operation Searchlight begins in Dhaka.

Role range: 1971-1971

April 1971

Eastern Command Replacement

Lieutenant General · Eastern Commander · Dhaka · Warfare / Indian Wars

Tikka Khan is replaced in the Eastern Command as the conflict in East Pakistan intensifies.

Role range: 1971-1971

1972

3 March 1972

Chief of Army Staff

General · Chief of Army Staff · Rawalpindi · Warfare / Military

Tikka Khan becomes Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, succeeding Gul Hassan Khan.

Role range: 1972-1976

Records, sources and methodology

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