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| result = Sikh victory
| result = Sikh victory
| combatant1 = [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|30px]] [[Sikh Empire]]
| combatant1 = [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|30px]] [[Sikh Empire]]
| combatant2 = [[Jadoon tribe|Jadoon]], [[Tanoli|Tanoli]] and [[Swati tribe|Swati tribe]]s
| combatant2 = [[Jadoon tribe|Jadoon]], [[Tanoli]] and [[Swati tribe]]s
| commander1 = [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|20px]] [[Hari Singh Nalwa]]
| commander1 = [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|20px]] [[Hari Singh Nalwa]]
| commander2 = {{Nowrap|''[[Sardār]]'' [[Bostan Khan]] [[Tareen]]}}<br>Mohammad Khan Tareen<br>[[File:Sardar-e-Alha Khankhail Flag.jpg|29px]] Najeebullah Khankhail Swati
| commander2 = {{Nowrap|''[[Sardār]]'' [[Bostan Khan]] [[Tareen]]}}<br>Mohammad Khan Tareen<br>[[File:Sardar-e-Alha Khankhail Flag.jpg|29px]] Najeebullah Khankhail Swati
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==Background and Battle==
==Background and Battle==
{{unreliable sources|date=June 2023}}
{{unreliable sources|date=June 2023}}
[[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] deployed [[Hari Singh Nalwa]]. He marched by [[Muzaffarabad]] and [[Pakhli]] with 7,000 foot soldiers under his command.<ref name="Gazetter">{{Cite book|date=1884 |url=https://archive.org/details/gaz-hazara-1883/page/23/mode/2up?q=Mangal|title=Gazetteer of the Hazara District 1883-4 [Punjab]|publisher=Punjab Government|pages=23–25}}</ref> When he reached Mangal, he found around 25,000 pashtun and hazara troops and their leader, Mohammad Khan Tarain, who opposed the Sikh's passage attacked the Sikhs.<ref name="Sandhu">{{Cite book |last=Sandhu |first=Autar Singh |date=1935 |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.236219/page/23/mode/2up?q=Mangal|title=General Hari Singh Nalwa 1791-1837 (1935)|pages=23–24|publisher=Cunningham Historical Society, Lahore }}</ref> Despite being outnumbered, the Sikhs defeated their opponents with a loss of 2,000 men.<ref name="sharma">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i4yUBgAAQBAJ&q=abortive+attempt+on+kashmir+nalwa&pg=PA5|title=International Journal of Research
[[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] deployed [[Hari Singh Nalwa]]. He marched by [[Muzaffarabad]] and [[Pakhli]] with 7,000 foot soldiers under his command.<ref name="Gazetter">{{Cite book|date=1884 |url=https://archive.org/details/gaz-hazara-1883/page/23/mode/2up?q=Mangal|title=Gazetteer of the Hazara District 1883-4 [Punjab]|publisher=Punjab Government|pages=23–25}}</ref> When he reached Mangal, around 25,000 Pashtun and Hazara troops and their leader, Mohammad Khan Tarain, who opposed the Sikh's passage, attacked the Sikhs.<ref name="Sandhu">{{Cite book |last=Sandhu |first=Autar Singh |date=1935 |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.236219/page/23/mode/2up?q=Mangal|title=General Hari Singh Nalwa 1791-1837 (1935)|pages=23–24|publisher=Cunningham Historical Society, Lahore }}</ref> Despite being outnumbered, the Sikhs defeated their opponents with a loss of 2,000 men.<ref name="sharma">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i4yUBgAAQBAJ&q=abortive+attempt+on+kashmir+nalwa&pg=PA5|title=International Journal of Research
|author= Shashikant Nishant Sharma|date=25 March 2014
|author= Shashikant Nishant Sharma|date=25 March 2014
|isbn=9781304977151|pages=6–7|publisher=Lulu.com
|isbn=9781304977151|pages=6–7|publisher=Lulu.com
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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==


The Jaduns to save their town paid down a fine of 5 and a half rupees per house to the Sikhs.<ref name="Hazara">{{Cite book |last=Wace |first=E.G. |date=1876 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bMPTuskHAqUC|title=Report of the Land Revenue Settlement of the Hazara District of the Punjab, 1868-74|pages=21}}</ref><ref name="Gazetter" /> Hari Singh Nalwa then build a fort at [[Nawanshahr]].<ref name="Hazara2">{{Cite book |last=Watson |first=H.D. |date=1907 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31463/page/n175/mode/2up|title=Gazetteer Of The Hazara District, 1907|pages=127}}</ref> The Maharaja partly pleased with treasures and partly to reward his lieutenant for the victory, made Hari Singh Nalwa the governor of the entirety of Hazara.<ref name="Gazetter" /><ref name="Hazara2" />
The Jaduns to save their town paid down a fine of 5 and a half rupees per house to the Sikhs.<ref name="Hazara">{{Cite book |last=Wace |first=E.G. |date=1876 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bMPTuskHAqUC|title=Report of the Land Revenue Settlement of the Hazara District of the Punjab, 1868-74|pages=21}}</ref><ref name="Gazetter" /> Hari Singh Nalwa then built a fort at [[Nawanshahr]].<ref name="Hazara2">{{Cite book |last=Watson |first=H.D. |date=1907 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31463/page/n175/mode/2up|title=Gazetteer Of The Hazara District, 1907|pages=127}}</ref> The Maharaja, partly pleased with the treasures and partly to reward his lieutenant for the victory, made Hari Singh Nalwa the governor of the entirety of Hazara.<ref name="Gazetter" /><ref name="Hazara2" />


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 06:13, 1 June 2024

The Battle of Mangal was fought between the Sikh forces led by Hari Singh Nalwa and the Jadoon, Tanaoli and Swati tribes led by Mahomed Khan, Bostan Khan and Najeebullah Swati.[1][2]

Battle of Mangal
Part of Afghan–Sikh Wars
Date10 November 1821
Location
Mangli, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (Pakistan)
Result Sikh victory
Belligerents
Sikh Empire Jadoon, Tanoli and Swati tribes
Commanders and leaders
Hari Singh Nalwa Sardār Bostan Khan Tareen
Mohammad Khan Tareen
Najeebullah Khankhail Swati

Background and Battle[edit]

Maharaja Ranjit Singh deployed Hari Singh Nalwa. He marched by Muzaffarabad and Pakhli with 7,000 foot soldiers under his command.[3] When he reached Mangal, around 25,000 Pashtun and Hazara troops and their leader, Mohammad Khan Tarain, who opposed the Sikh's passage, attacked the Sikhs.[4] Despite being outnumbered, the Sikhs defeated their opponents with a loss of 2,000 men.[5]

Aftermath[edit]

The Jaduns to save their town paid down a fine of 5 and a half rupees per house to the Sikhs.[6][3] Hari Singh Nalwa then built a fort at Nawanshahr.[7] The Maharaja, partly pleased with the treasures and partly to reward his lieutenant for the victory, made Hari Singh Nalwa the governor of the entirety of Hazara.[3][7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ABDUR RAHIM SWATI (2019-12-25). تحقیق الافغان مکمل.
  2. ^ Punjab Government (1884). Gazetteer of the Hazara District 1883-4 [Punjab].
  3. ^ a b c Gazetteer of the Hazara District 1883-4 [Punjab]. Punjab Government. 1884. pp. 23–25.
  4. ^ Sandhu, Autar Singh (1935). General Hari Singh Nalwa 1791-1837 (1935). Cunningham Historical Society, Lahore. pp. 23–24.
  5. ^ Shashikant Nishant Sharma (25 March 2014). International Journal of Research. Lulu.com. pp. 6–7. ISBN 9781304977151.
  6. ^ Wace, E.G. (1876). Report of the Land Revenue Settlement of the Hazara District of the Punjab, 1868-74. p. 21.
  7. ^ a b Watson, H.D. (1907). Gazetteer Of The Hazara District, 1907. p. 127.
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