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Battle of Bannu

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Battle of Bannu
Part of Afghan-Sikh wars
Date1832
LocationBannu
Result Pashtun Victory[1][unreliable source?][not in citation given]
Belligerents
Local Pashtuns Sikh Empire
Commanders and leaders
Malik Dilasa Khan Tara Chand
Jai Singh Atariwala†
Strength
Unknown 8,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 300 killed and 500 wounded[2]

In 1832, the Sikh Empire launched an expedition against the small mud fort of Malik Dilasa Khan, whose name was a "terror to the Sikhs"[3][unreliable source?] and who had beaten from his mud fort Tara Chand, the bravest Sikh general.[according to whom?][3][unreliable source?][4][not in citation given]

The Battle[]

Tara Chand had been exploiting the local Pashtun population by charging exorbitant taxes and committing various atrocities.[5][unreliable source?][not in citation given] In response, Malik Dilasa Khan, along with other Pashtun tribesmen, rose up against Tara Chand's rule and challenged him to a battle.[6][not in citation given][7][unreliable source?]

Malik Dilasa Khan and his followers managed to defeat Tara Chand's forces, leading to Jai Singh Atariwala death and the Pashtuns taking control of the region.

Aftermath[]

The 8,000 strong Sikh Invading army was repulsed and fled into Punjab.[8][not in citation given] The Pashtuns/Afghans controlled the region until 1840, and the Sikh Empire was unable to obtain taxes from Malik Dilasa khan.[9][not in citation given]

References[]

  1. ↑ Griffin, Sir Lepel Henry (1890). "The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Lahore and Rawalpindi Divisions of the Panjab". https://books.google.com/books?id=Z1UoAAAAYAAJ&dq=Dilasa+khan+defeated&pg=PA237. 
  2. ↑ Griffin, Sir Lepel Henry (1890). "The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Lahore and Rawalpindi Divisions of the Panjab". https://books.google.com/books?id=OVUoAAAAYAAJ&dq=dilasa+khan+Tara+chand&pg=PA114. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Griffin, Sir Lepel Henry (1890) (in en). The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Lahore and Rawalpindi Divisions of the Panjab. Civil and Military Gazette Press. pp. 292. https://books.google.com/books?id=YhFPAQAAIAAJ&dq=Dilasa+khan+terror&pg=PA292. 
  4. ↑ Chopra, Gulshan Lall (1940) (in en). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Government Printing. pp. 200. https://books.google.com/books?id=mI9PAQAAMAAJ. 
  5. ↑ (in en) Journal. 1843. pp. 593. https://books.google.com/books?id=TyQYAAAAYAAJ. 
  6. ↑ (in en) Asia: Journal of the American Asiatic Association. Asia Publishing Company. 1938. pp. 362. https://books.google.com/books?id=yXoeAAAAMAAJ. 
  7. ↑ Rashid, Haroon (2008) (in en). History of the Pathans: The Ghurghushti, Beitani and Matti tribes of Pathans. Haroon Rashid. https://books.google.com/books?id=S3YMAQAAMAAJ. 
  8. ↑ Sen, N. B. (1943) (in en). Punjab's Eminent Hindus, Being Biographical and Analytical Sketches of Twenty Hindu Ministers, Judges, Politicians. New book society. pp. 83. https://books.google.com/books?id=VZ8BAAAAMAAJ. 
  9. ↑ Lawrence, Sir Henry Montgomery (2005) (in en). Political Diaries of the Agent to the Governor-general, North-West Frontier and Resident at Lahore: From 1st January 1847 to 4th March 1848. Sang-e Meel Publications. pp. 341. ISBN 978-969-35-1766-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=dzowAQAAIAAJ. 
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