Stratagem of Peshawar
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The Stratagem of Peshawar was a campaign of the Durrani empire led by Azim Khan Barakzai against the Nawab of Amb, Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli.[1][2] Azim Khan who was the half-brother of Dost Muhammad Khan, the King of Afghanistan.[3][4]
| Territory | |
|---|---|
| Part of Conflict of Barakzai and Nawab of Amb | |
| Belligerents | |
| Durrani Empire | Nawab of Amb |
| Commanders and leaders | |
| Azim Khan Barakzai | Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli † |
| Strength | |
| 40,000-45,000 [6] | 1200-1500 [6] |
| Casualties and losses | |
| 800 people killed around 200 people serious injured. | Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli was Killed [7] around800-1000 people killed and other serious injured |
Azim Khan invited Mir Nawab to settle the dispute between Amb and Durrani, but Azim Khan was actually readying for a battle there. When Mir Nawab and his few soldiers reached Jamrud, Azim Khan attacked Mir Nawab's army by encircling their army. The army of Mir Nawab was at a positional disadvantage on the battlefield against the guns and cannon of Azim Khan Barakzai.
As result, Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli was killed, resulting in a major loss to the Kingdom of Amb, which was already greatly embattled against the Sikh Empire. The Nawab of Amb lost their territory and was wiped out.[8]
Main Reason Behind war edit
The main reason for the war was a tax dispute that arose when Azim Khan's mother was traveling to Kashmir via Tanwal.
References edit
- ^ Imperial Gazette of India Page Number 218
- ^ Gulham Nabi Khan Al-Afghan Tanoli Page Number 32-42.
- ^ Al-Afghan Tanoli Gulham Nabi Khan Archive Page 20-28.
- ^ Bakshi, S. R. (1997). Kashmir : history and people. New Delhi: Sarup. p. 144. ISBN 81-85431-96-5. OCLC 40452761.
- ^ Lansford 2021, p. 20.
- ^ a b c Lansford 2017, p. 20.
- ^ a b Jacques 2006, p. 400.
- ^ Tarikh-e- Hazara by Sher Bahadur Khan Punni Section Tanoli and Azim Barakzai