Battle of Shujabad (1780)

Battle of Shujabad
Part of Afghan-Sikh wars
DateFebruary 1780[1]
Location
Result Afghan victory
Belligerents
Durrani Empire Sikh Misls
Commanders and leaders
Timur Shah Durrani
Muzaffar Khan
Jassa Singh
Gujjar Singh Bhangi
Haqiqat Singh Kanhaiya
Lehna Singh Bhangi
Bhanga Singh
Strength

12,000 reinforcments from Bahawalpur[2]

Unknown number under Timur Shah[3]
15,000[2][3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown

2,000 killed or wounded according to Hari Ram Gupta[3]


700 killed or wounded according to Aruj-I-Sikhan [3]

The Battle of Shujabad took place in February 1780, during the Afghan–Sikh Wars. The Afghans were led by Muzaffar Khan and Timur Shah Durrani, while the Sikhs were led by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and other Sikh chiefs.

  1. ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2000). Studies In Later Mughal History Of The Punjab 1707-1793. Sang-e-Meel Publications. pp. 237–240. ISBN 9789693507560.
  2. ^ a b Muhammad Khan 1998, p. 158.
  3. ^ a b c d Gupta 2000, p. 241.

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