Battle of Nimla (1809)
The Battle of Nimla took place between June–July 1809, due to a conflict between Mahmud Shah Durrani and Shah Shuja Durrani over the succession for the Durrani throne. The battle resulted in a victory for Mahmud Shah and allowed him to secure the throne, where he reigned from 1809 to 1818. This was his second reign before he was deposed.
| Battle of Nimla (1809) | |||||||||
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| Part of Durrani Civil Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Coalition of Shah Mahmud | Durrani Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Mahmud Shah Durrani Kamran Shah Durrani Fateh Khan Barakzai Dost Mohammad Khan |
Shah Shuja Durrani Akram Khan † Abd al-Ghafur † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| ~4,000 | ~3,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown, believed to be light. | Unknown, believed to be heavy. | ||||||||
At the beginning of the conflict, Shah Shuja had managed to depose Mahmud Shah in the wake of a greater conflict that had spilled over after the death of Timur Shah Durrani, leading to a succession crisis where Mahmud Shah would eventually take rule, and be deposed by Shah Shuja, as a result, Mahmud Shah had returned in 1809 and had occupied Kabul, Shah Shuja had rallied his forces near Jalalabad to meet Shah Mahmud in battle near Nimla.