Battle of Balakot
The Battle of Balakot was fought between the forces of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Syed Ahmad Barelvi in Balakot on 6 May 1831. Barelvi had declared jihad against the Sikhs and established a camp in Balakot along with Shah Ismail Dehlvi and his tribesmen. Kanwar Sher Singh besieged the valley and attacked his camp at night. The battle lasted all day. The Sikh soldiers eventually killed Syed Ahmad Barelvi, along with hundreds of his followers.
| Battle of Balakot | |||||||
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| Part of Jihad movement of Ahmad Barelvi | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sikh Empire | Mujahideen | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Sher SinghIlahi Bakhsh Akali Hanuman Singh |
Syed Ahmad Barelvi † Shah Ismail Dehlvi † Mirza Hayat Dehlvi † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 | 700–3,000 irregular tribesmen | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | 500 | ||||||
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