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The Battle of Nowshera (Pashto: د نوښار جګړه; Punjabi: ਨੌਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ) was fought in Nowshera in March 1823 between the Yusufzai Afghans, supported by the Peshawar sardars, alongside Azim Khan Barakzai, the Afghan governor of Peshawar, where they would face the Sikh armies led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Azim Khan was a half-brother of Dost Mohammad Khan, future ruler of Kabul, and later Afghanistan. The battle was a victory for the Sikhs, successfully defeating Azim Khan's armies. This victory allowed them to begin to their occupation of the Peshawar Valley.

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  • The Battle of Nowshera (Pashto: د نوښار جګړه; Punjabi: ਨੌਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ) was fought in Nowshera in March 1823 between the Yusufzai Afghans, supported by the Peshawar sardars, alongside Azim Khan Barakzai, the Afghan governor of Peshawar, where they would face the Sikh armies led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Azim Khan was a half-brother of Dost Mohammad Khan, future ruler of Kabul, and later Afghanistan. The battle was a victory for the Sikhs, successfully defeating Azim Khan's armies. This victory allowed them to begin to their occupation of the Peshawar Valley. Following their victory, the Sikhs destroyed the Afghan royal court and the fort of Bala Hissar, Peshawar. However, Hari Singh Nalwa soon commenced the reconstruction of the fort. (en)
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  • 1800 killed and 2000 wounded
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  • 50pxSikh Empire
  • Peshawar Sardars
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  • 1823-03-14 (xsd:date)
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  • Sikh Empirevictory
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  • 10,000Afghancavalry total: 40,000
  • 16,000Fauj-i-KhasandFauj-i-Ainregulars
  • 20,000–30,000AfghanTribesmen
  • 3,000Sikh Akali Nihang Singh
  • 4,000Ghorcharastotal:23,000
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  • Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Hari Singh Nalwa and Sham Singh Attariwala and Sikh Cavalry at Nowshera. (en)
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  • 1800 (xsd:integer)
  • Estimated 10,000 killed (en)
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  • Sikh capture of Peshawar (en)
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  • 50 (xsd:integer)
  • Peshawar Sardars (en)
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  • dbr:Ranjit_Singh
  • Rahmat Khan (en)
  • Hari Singh Nalwa (en)
  • Kharak Singh (en)
  • Syed Akbar Shah (en)
  • Akali Phula Singh (en)
  • Azim Khan Barakzai (en)
  • Desa Singh Majithia (en)
  • Fateh Singh Ahluwalia (en)
  • Jean-Baptiste Ventura (en)
  • Jean-Francois Allard (en)
  • Muhammad Ashraf Khan (en)
  • Sakhi Arsallah Khan (en)
  • Sardar Mahan Singh Mirpuria (en)
  • Shaikh Muhammad Shoaib (en)
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  • Battle of Nowshera (en)
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  • 1823-03-14 (xsd:date)
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  • Nowshera, (en)
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  • Sikh Empire victory (en)
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  • Peshawar Valley annexed by the Sikh Empire (en)
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  • The Battle of Nowshera (Pashto: د نوښار جګړه; Punjabi: ਨੌਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ) was fought in Nowshera in March 1823 between the Yusufzai Afghans, supported by the Peshawar sardars, alongside Azim Khan Barakzai, the Afghan governor of Peshawar, where they would face the Sikh armies led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Azim Khan was a half-brother of Dost Mohammad Khan, future ruler of Kabul, and later Afghanistan. The battle was a victory for the Sikhs, successfully defeating Azim Khan's armies. This victory allowed them to begin to their occupation of the Peshawar Valley. (en)
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