Battle of Panjtar

Battle of Panjtar
Part of Afghan–Sikh Wars
Date November 1836 Location Panjtar, Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Result Sikh Victory
Belligerents
Sikh Empire	Panjtar Pashtuns
Commanders and leaders
Hari Singh Nalwa Zorawar Singh	Fateh Khan
Strength
14,000-15,000 Sikhs	15,000 Pashtuns
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy

Background

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

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

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

• Nihang
• Martyrdom and Sikhism

References

1. Altaf Qadir (2014). Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi. SAGE Publications. ISBN   9789351504863.
2. Rishi Singh (2014). State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony. SAGE Publications. ISBN   9789351505044.
3. Shahāmat ʻAlī (1847). The Sikhs and Afghans, in Connexion with the India and Persia, Immediately Before and After the Death of Ranjeet Singh.
4. 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.
5. Haroon Rashid (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. p. 223.
6. G.S. Nayyar (1995). The Campaigns Of Hari Singh Nalwa. Punjabi University. p. 152. ISBN   9788173801419.
7. Shashikant Nishant Sharma (25 March 2014). International Journal of Research. Lulu.com. p. 10. ISBN   9781304977151.