Battle of Panjtar
| Battle of Panjtar | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Afghan-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sikh Empire | Panjtar Pashtuns | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Hari Singh Nalwa |
Fateh Khan  | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 14,000–15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Panjtar was fought in November 1836 by the Sikh forces led by Hari Singh Nalwa and the Pashtuns of Panjtar led by Fateh Khan.
Background
[edit]Panjtar had been enemies with the Sikhs for a long time. The chief Fateh Khan had teamed up with Syed Ahmad Barelvi against the Sikhs.[1][2][3]
Battle
[edit]Fateh Khan had started making disturbances towards the Sikhs in 1836.[4] Hari Singh Nalwa with a force of 14–15,000 troops attacked Panjtar and defeated Fateh Khan.[5][6] It was reported that 15,000 pashtuns fled before the Sikhs. Many were killed and the rest were taken refuge to the hills.[7] The chief was forced to sign a document stating his submission to the Sikh Empire.[4]
Aftermath
[edit]After this battle, Fateh Khan began to act like he never signed a document towards his submission and continued to harass the Sikhs. The Maharaja sent Gulab Singh to settle the deal and all the Yusufzais fled to the mountains.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Altaf Qadir (2014). Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9789351504863.
- ^ Rishi Singh (2014). State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9789351505044.
- ^ Shahāmat ʻAlī (1847). The Sikhs and Afghans, in Connexion with the India and Persia, Immediately Before and After the Death of Ranjeet Singh.
- ^ a b c Hari Ram Gupta (1991). History Of The Sikhs Vol. V The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839). Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 152. ISBN 9788121505154.
- ^ Haroon Rashid (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. p. 223.
- ^ G.S. Nayyar (1995). The Campaigns Of Hari Singh Nalwa. Punjabi University. p. 152. ISBN 9788173801419.
- ^ Shashikant Nishant Sharma (25 March 2014). International Journal of Research. Lulu.com. p. 10. ISBN 9781304977151.
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