Battle of Kachhi
Battle of Kachhi (Sindhi: ڪڇي جي جنگ) also known as Battle of Jandari (Sindhi: جنداري جي جنگ) was fought between the Khanate of Kalat under Mir Abdullah Khan Ahmadzai and Kalhora Dyansty led by Mian Noor Mohammad Kalhoro due to the territorial dispute over the Kachhi region in present-day Balochistan.[1]
| Battle of Kachhi | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kalhora Dynasty |
 Khanate of Kalat | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mian Noor Mohammad Kalhoro Jafar Khan Magsi Ibrahim Khan Abro Shah Baharo Naich Jam Nando Talpur Mir Bahram Talpur Mir Chakar Talpur Dadu Khaira Shah Ali |
Mir Abdullah Khan Ahmadzai † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40,000 | Unknown | ||||||
  Location within Pakistan | |||||||
Battle
[edit]In the year 1142 AH (1729 AD) Murad Kaleri was appointed by Mian Noor Mohammad Kalhoro as an agent in charge of Siwí, and brought into subjection powerful chiefs. In 1144 AH (1731 AD) a Brahui force under Khan of Kalat Mir Abdullah Khan who claimed himself "Falcon of Mountains" in open contravention of the terms of the peace, invaded the land of Káchi and plundered that part of the country.[2] To counter the attack Mian Noor Mohammad Kalhoro himself marched out and encamped at Ládkanah. From there he dispatched some chiefs to fight with Khan of Kalat Mir Abdullah Khan Ahmadzai. Mir Abdullah was eventually slain in a fight with the Kalhoras at Jandrihar near Sanni in Kachhi.[1][3][4][5][6]
Aftermath
[edit]After the battle of Jandari, Khanate weas not able to fight further. The Kalhoro army could have taken Kalat, but either this step was purposely avoided or occupying a dry and barren hilly terrain was not thought useful. Mian Noor Muhammad Khan, as per his general political traditions, established relationships with the Ahmadzais. Therefore, in the year 114s Hijri (1732-33 AD) Mian Noor Muhammad Khan's elder son, Muhammad Muradyab Khan, was married to the daughter of the cousin of Abdullah Khan, Mir Murad Ali. A year later, Mian Noor Muhammad Khan's second son also married a woman from the Ahmadzai family.[7]
During the reign of Mir Abdullah's successor, Mir Muhabbat, Nadir Shah rose to power; and the Ahmadzai ruler obtained through him in 1740 the cession of Kachhi, in compensation for the blood of Mir Abdullah and the men who had fallen with him.[1]
References
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- ^ Encyclopaedia Iranica. Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1988. ISBN 978-0-7100-9090-4.
- ^ Guide to the Sources of Asian History: National archives. Provincial archives. District archives. National Archives of Pakistan. 1990. ISBN 978-969-8156-02-2.
- ^ Luni, A. Aziz (1992). Afghans of the Frontier Passes: A Study in the Historical Geography of Sibi and Dhader in the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. New Quetta Bookstall.
- ^ Hasan, Masudul (1998). History of Islam: Classical period, 1206-1900 C.E. Adam Publishers & Distributers.
- ^ Mihr, G̲h̲ulām Rasūl (1958). Tārīk̲h̲-i Sindh (in Urdu). Sindhī adabī borḍ.