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Before defeat at Nara, Hari Singh managed to defeat 25,000 strong Lashkar of Jadoons and Tanolis at Mangal, that victory convinced Ranjeet Singh to make him governor of Hazara.In 1824, Nalwa led an 8,000-strong army, equipped with artillery, from Haripur to Nara.


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== The Battle ==
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In 1824 A.D., Hari Singh Nalwa went to the Gandgar highlands, where Muhammad Khan Tareen and other rebellious leaders had sought sanctuary. In 1822, the Sikhs failed to reduce Srikot after a hard-fought fight at Sari at the base of the mountain. They tried again in 1824 but failed.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xGJRAAAAYAAJ |title=The Sikh Courier International |date=1993 |publisher=Sikh Cultural Society of Great Britain |pages=22 |language=en}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=April 2023}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8mzVAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=The Pakistan Review |date=1966 |publisher=Ferozsons Limited |pages=38 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Mashwani|Mashwanis]], Saidkhani(Alizai) and [[Utmanzai (Sarbani tribe)|Utmanzais]](Akazai,Kanazai,Alizai) bravely repelled the 8,000-strong Sikh force at Nara, which lies at the mouth of a trail to [[Srikot]].<ref name="gazetteer"/>{{Unreliable source?|date=May 2023}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rashid |first=Haroon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gOFtAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans |date=2002 |publisher=Haroon Rashid |pages=213 |language=en}}</ref> A white pillar, subsequently constructed by Major Abbot, recalls their victory. Hari Singh was hit by a stone thrown from the village walls and rolled into the valley below, where he remained for a long time unconscious and unnoticed.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Adamson |first1=Hilary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uhkMAAAAIAAJ |title=A Traveller's Guide to Pakistan |last2=Shaw |first2=Isobel |date=1981 |publisher=Asian Study Group |pages=179 |language=en}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=April 2023}}
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== Aftermath ==
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The [[Mashwani]] and Saidkhani Pashtuns repulsed [[Hari Singh Nalwa]] and he retreated to [[Haripur, Pakistan|Haripur]] with heavy casualties. When Ranjit heard the news of Hari Singh’s defeat at Nara, he immediately collected a large enforcement up to Hazara and defeated the tribesmen at Sirikot hills and after staying at Sirikot for two nights, [[Ranjit Singh]] marched to Tarbela and defeated the Utmanzais of Khabbal. Ranjit Singh secured the Sirikot hills to his 500 garrison and returned victorious taking Muhammad Khan Tarin back with him.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Caroe |first=Olaf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8mA8AAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=The Pathans, 550 B.C.-A.D. 1957 |date=1983 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-577221-0 |pages=300 |language=en}}</ref>
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1824]]
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 2 June 2025

Battle of Nara (1824)
Part of the Afghan-Sikh Wars
DateOctober 1824
Location
Hazara[which?]
Result Afghan Victory[1][2][unreliable source?][3]
Belligerents
Sikh Empire flag.jpgSikh Empire Local Pashtun(Utmanzai)
Commanders and leaders
Sikh Empire flag.jpg Hari Singh NalwaTemplate:WIA Sadulah Khan[4]
Strength
8,000[2] 150[5]
Casualties and losses
500[2][6] Unknown

Before defeat at Nara, Hari Singh managed to defeat 25,000 strong Lashkar of Jadoons and Tanolis at Mangal, that victory convinced Ranjeet Singh to make him governor of Hazara.In 1824, Nalwa led an 8,000-strong army, equipped with artillery, from Haripur to Nara.

The Battle[edit]

In 1824 A.D., Hari Singh Nalwa went to the Gandgar highlands, where Muhammad Khan Tareen and other rebellious leaders had sought sanctuary. In 1822, the Sikhs failed to reduce Srikot after a hard-fought fight at Sari at the base of the mountain. They tried again in 1824 but failed.[7][failed verification][8] The Mashwanis, Saidkhani(Alizai) and Utmanzais(Akazai,Kanazai,Alizai) bravely repelled the 8,000-strong Sikh force at Nara, which lies at the mouth of a trail to Srikot.[2][unreliable source?][9] A white pillar, subsequently constructed by Major Abbot, recalls their victory. Hari Singh was hit by a stone thrown from the village walls and rolled into the valley below, where he remained for a long time unconscious and unnoticed.[10][failed verification]

Aftermath[edit]

The Mashwani and Saidkhani Pashtuns repulsed Hari Singh Nalwa and he retreated to Haripur with heavy casualties. When Ranjit heard the news of Hari Singh’s defeat at Nara, he immediately collected a large enforcement up to Hazara and defeated the tribesmen at Sirikot hills and after staying at Sirikot for two nights, Ranjit Singh marched to Tarbela and defeated the Utmanzais of Khabbal. Ranjit Singh secured the Sirikot hills to his 500 garrison and returned victorious taking Muhammad Khan Tarin back with him.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=0TpuAAAAMAAJ&q=battle%20of%20nara%20hari%20singh%20defeated%208,000
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Watson, Hubert Digby (1908). Gazetteer of the Hazara District, 1907. Chatto & Windus. p. 128.
  3. ↑ https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/History_of_the_Pathans_The_Sarabani_Path/gOFtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Nara%20Hari%20Singh%20defeat
  4. ↑ https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/History_of_the_Pathans_The_Sarabani_Path/gOFtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Nara%20Hari%20Singh%20defeat
  5. ↑ The Punjab Past and Present. Vol. 29. 1995. p. 72.
  6. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=xGJRAAAAYAAJ&q=battle%20of%20nara%20hari%20singh%201824
  7. ↑ The Sikh Courier International. Sikh Cultural Society of Great Britain. 1993. p. 22.
  8. ↑ The Pakistan Review. Ferozsons Limited. 1966. p. 38.
  9. ↑ Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid. p. 213.
  10. ↑ Adamson, Hilary; Shaw, Isobel (1981). A Traveller's Guide to Pakistan. Asian Study Group. p. 179.
  11. ↑ Caroe, Olaf (1983). The Pathans, 550 B.C.-A.D. 1957. Oxford University Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-19-577221-0.
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