Man Singh's campaigns against the Yusufzai Afghans
Man Singh's campaigns against the Yusufzai clan[1] was a military engagement that took place during the reign of King Akbar of Hindustan, Who sent Raja Man Singh and Todarmal to occupy Kabul and subdue the Afghans.[2]
| Siege of Kabul | |||||||||
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| Part of Mughal-Afghan Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Mughal India | Afghan tribesmen of Kabul | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Man Singh Todar Mal |
Kalo Khan Mirza Hakim | ||||||||
Backround
Akbar was willing to invade one of the Yousufzai country "Afghania". Akbar laid a siege to invade the Yousafzai country but Mughals army was failed. The siege took more than two months. Akbar then sent one of his most intelligent and closest Minister whose name was Raja Birbal. But the Yousufzai tribesmen defeated the Mughal forces led by Birbal and Shujat Khan. This was the biggest Disaster to Mughal Empire in the reign of Akbar. According to Mughal historian Khafi Khan, more than 40,000 Mughals soldiers and officers were killed by Yousufzai Afghans while Abd al-Qadir Badayuni's claims more than 8,000 Indian soldiers and officers[6] were killed at the Karakar and Malandari Pass. It was considered one of the greatest military losses to Akbar and in Mughal History.[7] Due to this disaster, Akbar fell into grief and did not eat or drink for two days.[8]
Battle
Akbar learned about the disaster two days later and an army under Rajah Todar Mal set off on 19 February to exact retribution against the Yusufzais, killing some of them and selling many survivors to Turan and Persia, as "the countries of Swat, Bajaur and Buner were cleansed of evildoers." The battle looked promising when the Mughals entered Kabul, but were ambushed quickly which was a Mughal retreat.[2]
Aftermath
Kabul remained part of Afghania for centuries after..[9]
References
- ↑ Singh, Raghubir (2020). History of Jaipur. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 9781932705546.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sarkar (1948), p. 275].
- ↑ Iranica 2011
- ↑ Sharma, Parvati (2020). Akbar, India's greatest mughal. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-7790-7.
- ↑ Early, Abraham (1997). Emperors of the peacock throne. Sterling Publishers Pvt.
- ↑ Richards, John F. (1993). The Mughal Empire. Cambridge University Press. pp. 49–51. ISBN 978-0-521-56603-2.
- ↑ Janik, Vicki K. (1998-05-21). Fools and Jesters in Literature, Art, and History: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 91–96. ISBN 978-0-313-29785-4.
- ↑ Otto, Beatrice K. (April 2001). Fools Are Everywhere: The Court Jester Around the World. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-64091-4.
- ↑ Early, Abraham (1997). Emperors of the peacock throne. Sterling Publishers Pvt. ISBN 9781932705546.