1672 - 30,000 Mughals annihilated by Pashtuns after molesting Pashtun women

[Manzareh]

1672
Soldiers under the orders of the Mughal Governor Amir Khan attempted to molest women of the Pashtun Safi tribe in what is now Kunar.

The Safi tribes attacked the Mughal soldiers. This attack provoked a reprisal, which triggered and united all the pashtun warrior tribes.

Attempting to reassert his authority, The Emporor sent a large Mughal army of 30,000 men to the Khyber pass.

There, the army was surrounded by Pashtun tribesmen and anihilated, with only four men, including the Governor managing to escape.

After that, the revolt spread, with the Mughals suffering a total collapse of their authority along the Pashtun belt.

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[graveyardofempires]

The same Mughul is at the gates again in the form of napak army.
Pashtuns once again need to unite against this emerging threat to our independence and honour.

[Master Khan]

yeah true said, they are slowly coming back to our land again

[Prince_Pukhtun]

awesomeeee :D...one race you do not want to mess with

[khushal]

Manzareh,

where is the link please

[Raízo]

Manzareh,

where is the link please

I tried to add a link from Encarta Encyclopedia 2009 DVD, but the link won't paste on this column for some reason... You can't copy anything that's texted there either. I have no idea why, perhaps copyright infringements or so. But here's good link I accidentally found while trying to look for the Encarta link online - it's actually a short timeline of Aurangzebs Mughal Empire, but there is some history on the Pashtun defiance that took place around mid 17th Century which perhaps may come to anyone's interest: Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir

[graveyardofempires]

The Pashtun Rebellion

Along with the Rajputs, the Pashtun tribesmen of the Empire were considered the bedrock of the Mughal Empire Army. They were crucial defenders of the Empire from the threat of invasion from the North-West. The Pashtun revolt in 1672 was triggered when soldiers under the orders of the Mughal Governor Amir Khan attempted to molest women of the Safi tribe in modern day Kunar. The Safi tribes attacked the soldiers. This attack provoked a reprisal, which triggered a general revolt of most of the tribes. Attempting to reassert his authority, Amir Khan led a large Mughal Army to the Khyber pass. There the army was surrounded by tribesmen and routed, with only four men, including the Governor, managing to escape.

After that the revolt spread, with the Mughals suffering a near total collapse of their authority along the Pashtun belt. The closure of the important Attock-Kabul trade route along the Grand Trunk road was particularly critical. By 1674, the situation had deteriorated to a point where Aurangzeb himself camped at Attock to personally take charge. Switching to diplomacy and bribery along with force of arms, the Mughals eventually split the rebellion and while they never managed to wield effective authority outside the main trade route, the revolt was partially suppressed. However the long term anarchy on the Empire's North-Western frontier that prevailed as a consequence ensured that the Persian Nadir Shah's forces half a century later faced little resistance on the road to Delhi.

[Raízo]

The Pashtun Rebellion

Along with the Rajputs, the Pashtun tribesmen of the Empire were considered the bedrock of the Mughal Empire Army.

I never knew you had over 50 pashtun tribes... does anyone know which the three largest are? And if you speak in different dialects? If you do, how many different dialects app.?

Regards

Raí