Battle of Balakot

The Battle of Balakot was fought between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Syed Ahmad Barelvi in Balakot, Mansehra District in 1831. Barelvi declared jihad against the Sikhs and established a camp in Balakot.

Battle of Balakot
Part of the Afghan-Sikh wars
Date1831
Location
Balakot (in present-day Pakistan)
34.0034°N 71.3786°E / 34.0034; 71.3786
Result
Belligerents
Mujahidin Sikh Empire
Commanders and leaders
Strength
800 2000
Casualties and losses
All killed Unknown

Battle

Along with Shah Ismail Dehlvi and 800 tribesmen, he attacked the Sikhs at dawn. The battle lasted all day. The Sikh soldiers eventually beheaded Syed Ahmad Barelvi, and hundreds of his followers were martyred.

This battle was seen as a massive loss for the Afghans as it cut off their route to Kashmir.[5][6][7]

References
  1. eBook in Urdu language on Shah Ismail Shaheed with introduction by Abu Ala Maududi, Published 1 October 1943 by Qaumi Kutub Khana, Lahore
  2. Taqwiyat-ul-Iman (Strengthening of the Faith) an eBook translated in English and originally written by Shah Ismail Dehlvi on islamhouse.com website
  3. Profile of Dehlvi on books.google.com website Retrieved 16 August 2018
  4. Past present: The intolerant invaders Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 June 2013, Retrieved 16 August 2018
  5. Ahmad, M. (1975). Saiyid Ahmad Shahid: His Life and Mission (No. 93). Lucknow: Academy of Islamic Research and Publications. Page 27.
  6. Adamec, Ludwig W. (2009), Historical Dictionary of Islam, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0-8108-6303-3
  7. Jalal, Ayesha (2009), "The Martyrs of Balakot", Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia, Harvard University Press, pp. 58–113, ISBN 978-0-674-03907-0
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