Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Battle of Peshawar was fought on 27 November 1001 between the Ghaznavid army of Mahmud of Ghazni and the Hindu Shahi army of Jayapala, near Peshawar.Jayapala was defeated and captured, and as a result of the humiliation of the defeat, he later immolated himself in a funeral pyre.
Battle of Peshawar (1001) Mahmud of Ghazni: Hindu Shahis Jayapala (POW) Ghaznavid Victory. Jayapala taken as prisoner. Much of Gandhara was annexed into Ghaznavid Empire; Capture of Bhera (1004) Mahmud of Ghazni Kingdom of Bhatia Biji Rai (POW) Ghaznavid Victory [citation needed] Biji Rai was captured and immolated himself. Battle of the Indus ...
Managed to extend the Maratha territories into most of North-West, East and Central India. Captured Attock on the banks of the Indus River and Peshawar in 1758 in the Battle of Attock. Under his leadership, the Maratha Empire reached its peak but his general and cousin lost the Third Battle of Panipat against Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1761 ...
Gandhara (IAST: Gandhāra) was an ancient Indo-Aryan [1] civilization centred in present-day north-west Pakistan and north-east Afghanistan. [2] [3] [4] The core of the region of Gandhara was the Peshawar and Swat valleys extending as far east as the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, though the cultural influence of Greater Gandhara extended westwards into the Kabul valley in Afghanistan, and ...
On 28 November 1001, his army fought and defeated the army of Raja Jayapala of the Kabul Shahis at the Battle of Peshawar. In 1002 Mahmud invaded Sistan and dethroned Khalaf ibn Ahmad, ending the Saffarid dynasty. [18] From there he decided to focus on Hindustan to the southeast, particularly the highly fertile lands of the Punjab region.
1001 - 27 November: Battle of Peshawar; Mahmud of Ghazni in power. 1006 - Mahmud of Ghazni defeats Anandapala. [2] [3] 1180 - Mu'izz-Ud-Din Muhammad Ibn Sam in power. [2] 1630 - Mohabbat Khan Mosque built. 1758 - 8 May: Battle of Peshawar; Marathas in power.
Capture of Peshawar may refer to: Battle of Peshawar (1001), fought between Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala; Capture of Peshawar (1834) ...
The battle was a victory for the Sikhs over Azim Khan's armies, a result which allowed the Sikhs to begin their occupation of the Peshawar Valley. [13] Following their victory, the Sikhs destroyed the Afghan royal court and the fort of Bala Hissar, Peshawar. [14] However, Hari Singh Nalwa soon commenced the reconstruction of the fort. [15]