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| combatant1 = [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|24px]][[Sikh Empire]] |
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| combatant2 = [[Syed Ahmad Barelvi]] |
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| commander1 = [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|24px]][[Budh Singh Sandhanwalia]]<br>[[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|24px]][[Atar Singh Sandhanwalia]]<ref>https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Sir_Jadunath_Sarkar_Commemoration_Volume/jGIBAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Budh+Singh+Sandhanwalia+akora&dq=Budh+Singh+Sandhanwalia+akora&printsec=frontcover</ref> |
| commander1 = [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|24px]][[Budh Singh Sandhanwalia]]<br>[[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|24px]][[Atar Singh Sandhanwalia]]<ref>https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Sir_Jadunath_Sarkar_Commemoration_Volume/jGIBAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Budh+Singh+Sandhanwalia+akora&dq=Budh+Singh+Sandhanwalia+akora&printsec=frontcover</ref> |
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| ⚫ | | commander2 = [[Syed Ahmad Barelvi]]<ref>https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.VTheSikhLionOfLahoremaharajaRanjitSingh/page/n173/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Akora</ref><ref>https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Politics_of_Worship_in_the_Contemporary/2ioDQ5q3-osC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Battle+of+akora+1826&pg=PA83&printsec=frontcover</ref><br>Khadi Khan |
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| commander2 = [[Syed Ahmad Barelvi]] |
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| strength1 = 4000+<ref>https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.VTheSikhLionOfLahoremaharajaRanjitSingh/page/n173/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Akora</ref><ref>https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/The_Sikh_Reference_Book/mRpuAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Budh+Singh+Sandhanwalia+akora&dq=Budh+Singh+Sandhanwalia+akora&printsec=frontcover</ref> |
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| casualties1 = 500-700<ref>https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.VTheSikhLionOfLahoremaharajaRanjitSingh/page/n173/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Akora</ref><ref>https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/The_Voice_of_Islam/ZGYTAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Battle%20of%20akora</ref><ref>https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Muslim_Political_Thought_in_India/9vAkAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Battle%20of%20akora%20700</ref> |
| casualties1 = 500-700<ref>https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.VTheSikhLionOfLahoremaharajaRanjitSingh/page/n173/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Akora</ref><ref>https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/The_Voice_of_Islam/ZGYTAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Battle%20of%20akora</ref><ref>https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Muslim_Political_Thought_in_India/9vAkAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Battle%20of%20akora%20700</ref> |
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| casualties2 = 36 Hindustanis and 46 Pashtuns <ref>https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.VTheSikhLionOfLahoremaharajaRanjitSingh/page/n173/mode/2up?view=theater&q=161</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:32, 28 April 2023
The Battle of Akora was fought between the Sikh Empire and Afghans under Syed Ahmad Barelvi.[1][2] Sayyid was supported by local Yousafzai and Khattak Pashtuns led by Khadi Khan, and the attack was successful and caused heavy casualties to enemies.[3][4]
| Battle of Akora | |||||||
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| Part of the Afghan-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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 Sikh Empire | Syed Ahmad Barelvi | ||||||
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Budh Singh SandhanwaliaAtar Singh Sandhanwalia[5] |
Syed Ahmad Barelvi[6][7] Khadi Khan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4000+[8][9] | unknown | ||||||
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| 500-700[10][11][12] | 36 Hindustanis and 46 Pashtuns [13] | ||||||
The Battle
Akora was important 18 miles from Attock over the Indus. Khatak Afghans lived there. Najaf Khan was their leader. He retreated into the hills when the Sikhs conquered Peshawar. Budh Singh Sandhanwalia was stationed in Akora with 4,000 troops at this time.[14][15] Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi gathered his Pashtun soldiers for a nocturnal assault. Kandharis, Yusafzais, and Khataks comprised the Sayyid's armies. Allahbakhsh Khan led the Ghazis in the early morning of December 21, 1826, when the Sikhs were sleeping in the bitter cold. Sikhs were slain in the first attack. Budh Singh instantly organized his men and attacked the Ghazis. They went into the hills after leaving the field. Budh Singh failed to capitalize on his triumph. The Sayyid lost 46 Pashtuns, including Patna's Maulvi Baqar Ali and their leader Allahbakhsh Khan, and Sikh lost 500-700 well-equipped Sikhs [16][17][18]
Aftermath
after a successful guerrilla attack. The Yousufzai and Khattak tribesmen, with very few casualties, returned to the hills. After this, nammerousguerurilla attackswerell aunched by these tribesmen.[19]
References
- ^ Qadir, Altaf (2014-12-31). Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi: His Movement and Legacy from the Pukhtun Perspective. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 978-93-5150-486-3.
- ^ Singh, Rishi (2014-12-31). State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony: Post-Mughal 19th-century Punjab. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-93-5150-504-4.
- ^ Perspective. Pakistan Publications. 1970. p. 6.
- ^ Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid. p. 267.
- ^ https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Sir_Jadunath_Sarkar_Commemoration_Volume/jGIBAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Budh+Singh+Sandhanwalia+akora&dq=Budh+Singh+Sandhanwalia+akora&printsec=frontcover
- ^ https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.VTheSikhLionOfLahoremaharajaRanjitSingh/page/n173/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Akora
- ^ https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Politics_of_Worship_in_the_Contemporary/2ioDQ5q3-osC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Battle+of+akora+1826&pg=PA83&printsec=frontcover
- ^ https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.VTheSikhLionOfLahoremaharajaRanjitSingh/page/n173/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Akora
- ^ https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/The_Sikh_Reference_Book/mRpuAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Budh+Singh+Sandhanwalia+akora&dq=Budh+Singh+Sandhanwalia+akora&printsec=frontcover
- ^ https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.VTheSikhLionOfLahoremaharajaRanjitSingh/page/n173/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Akora
- ^ https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/The_Voice_of_Islam/ZGYTAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Battle%20of%20akora
- ^ https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Muslim_Political_Thought_in_India/9vAkAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Battle%20of%20akora%20700
- ^ https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.VTheSikhLionOfLahoremaharajaRanjitSingh/page/n173/mode/2up?view=theater&q=161
- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (1978). History of the Sikhs: The Sikh Lion of Lahore, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 161. ISBN 978-81-215-0515-4.
- ^ www.DiscoverSikhism.com. History Of The Sikhs Vol. V The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839). p. 161.
- ^ Taher, Mohamed (1998). Muslim Political Thought in India. Anmol Publications. p. 196. ISBN 978-81-7488-943-0.
- ^ Islamic Studies. Islamic Research Institute. 1968.
- ^ McQueen, Sir John W. (1994). Unseen Faces and Untold Cases, Heroes and Villains of Sikh Rule. Bahri Publications. p. 96.
- ^ www.DiscoverSikhism.com. History Of The Sikhs Vol. V The Sikh Lion of Lahore (Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1799-1839).