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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
Date13 October 1818
Location
Result Durrani (Barakzai) victory[6][7]
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

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The main reason for the war was a tax dispute that arose when Azim Khan's mother was traveling to Kashmir via Tanwal.

References

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  1. ^ Imperial Gazette of India Page Number 218
  2. ^ Gulham Nabi Khan Al-Afghan Tanoli Page Number 32-42.
  3. ^ Al-Afghan Tanoli Gulham Nabi Khan Archive Page 20-28.
  4. ^ Bakshi, S. R. (1997). Kashmir : history and people. New Delhi: Sarup. p. 144. ISBN 81-85431-96-5. OCLC 40452761.
  5. ^ Lansford 2021, p. 20.
  6. ^ a b c Lansford 2017, p. 20.
  7. ^ a b Jacques 2006, p. 400.
  8. ^ Tarikh-e- Hazara by Sher Bahadur Khan Punni Section Tanoli and Azim Barakzai