Battle of Ali Masjid (1672)

Battle of Ali Masjid
Part of the Mughal–Afghan Wars
Date 1672 Location Ali Masjid, Khyber (Present day Pakistan) Result Afghan Tribes Victory
Belligerents
Afghan/Pashtuns Tribes Afridi Momand Other Afghan/Pashtun Tribes	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Aimal Khan Mohmand Darya Khan Afridi	Muhammad Amin
Strength
10,000-20,000	40 thousands horses 2 lakh regular infantry Total 240k [1]
Casualties and losses
Minor	40,000+ killed 20,000+ captured

In 1672, the Afghan monarch, Aimal Khan Mohmand with the help of Darya Khan Afridi, proclaimed war against Mughal Empire. ^{[2] [3]} Mughal Governor of Kabul, Muhammad Amin was attacked by tribal Afghans (Pashtuns). ^[4] Amin was followed by a large Mughal army. Amin Khan was completely defeated by Pashtun Tribesmen. ^{[5] [6]} The battle resulted in the deaths of more than 40,000 Mughals and 20,000 captured. ^{[7] [8]}

Aftermath

Hundreds of Mughal officers were killed while the Mughal Governor of Kabul retreated to Peshawar with a few members. ^[9]

References

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3. Khan, Mohammad Nawaz (2004). Khyber: The Treasure Land of History, Gandhara Markaz Shahbaz Garhi, District Mardan & Peshawar. p. 28.
4. Sandhu, Gurcharn Singh (2003). A Military History of Medieval India. Vision Books. p. 627. ISBN   978-81-7094-525-3.
5. Sinha, Narendra Krishna; Banerjee, Anil Chandra (1958). History of India. A. Mukherjee. p. 412.
6. Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid. p. 437.
7. The Indian Historical Quarterly. Ramanand Vidya Bhawan. 1985. p. 496.
8. Agrawal, Ashvini (1983). Studies in Mughal History. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 188. ISBN   978-81-208-2326-6.
9. Ahmad, Laiq (1976). The Prime Ministers of Aurangzeb. Chugh Publications. p. 105.