Battle of Charkh
| Battle of Charkh | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ghaznavid dynasty |
Hindu Shahi Lawik dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sabuktigin |
Abu Ali Lawik  Unknown son of Jaipal | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 500 | unknown | ||||||
Battle of Charkh was fought between the armies of Sabuktigin and combined forces of Lawik dynasty and Hindu Shahi in 977 AD. Charkh is today present in Afghanistan.
The Battle[edit]
Bilkatigin succeeded by another slave of Alp-Tegin named Piri or Piritigin. He soon made himself obnoxious to his subjects, he was cruel ruler and people invited Abu Ali Lawik to be their king.Abu Ali Lawik accompanied by “the son of the king of Hindu Shahi” promptly advanced on Ghazna. Sabuktigin met the invaders in the vicinity of Charkh, with a body of 500 slaves and inflicted a crushing defeat on them. Both Abu Ali Lawik and the son of the king of Hindu Shahi were taken prisoners and put to death. Piritigin was deposed and, by the unanimous consent of the nobility, Sabuktigin was raised to the throne on 27th Sha‘bban. 366 (20th April, 977)[1][2].
References[edit]
- ^ S. Ramakrishnan, General Editor (2001). History and Culture of the Indian People, Volume 05, The Struggle For Empire. Public Resource. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 3.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Nazim, Muhammad (2014). The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna. Cambridge University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-107-45659-4.