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Battle of Hastivanj
The Battle of Hastivanj was fought between armies of Mughal Empire under Qasim Khan and Kashmir Sultanate under Shams Chak. It was fought on 10 October 1586 on a mountain ridge known as Hastivanj near modern-day Pir Ki Gali Pass. It resulted in Mughal victory and subsequent annexation of Kashmir into Mughal Empire.
The battle, along with the fall of Srinagar on 14 October 1586, marks the de facto end of the Mughal conquest of Kashmir.
Mughals since their establishment in India in 1526 had sought to expand in every direction of the subcontinent. Kashmir was no exception. Consequently, the first annexation attempt undertaken by Mughals was by Mirza Haider Dughlat in 1540. He conquered Kashmir on behalf of Mughal emperor Humayun but he himself ruled the Sultanate with the Shah Miri Sultan appointed as a puppet. Towards the end of his 10-years rule, his position had weakened significantly because of his domestic and religious policies. To strengthen his rule he sought the help of Humayun who was at that time in Kabul. Qara Bahadur was dispatched by him to aide Mirza Haider in 1550. However, the army of Malik Idi Raina defeated Qara Bahadur.
Mughals under the leadership of emperor Akbar sensing an opportunity in dethronement of Yousuf Shah Chak and his subsequent appeal for help in year 1582 once again sent an army under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Akbarshahi and Raja Bhagwant Das to conquer Kashmir. This army was defeated by Yakub Shah Chak near Pakhil.
Yousuf Shah Chak ascended the throne of Kashmir in 1578. He also appointed Mohammad Bhat his Grand vizier. A life long rival of Mohammad Bhat for the high office of Grand vizier Abdal Bhat in conjuncture with Miran Syed Mubarak Khan started a rebellion in the same year. After losing the battle, he resorted to intrigue which eventually led to Yousuf Shah’s dethronement. In order to regain his throne Yousuf Shah proceeded to Lahore to seek Mughal aide. However, instead of leading a Mughal army into Kashmir he once again fell for the intrigue of Abdal Bhat and abandoned the Mughal army thus invoking the wrath of Mughal emperor Akbar, which culminated in his eventual Imprisonment and annexation of his Sultanate.
After the abandonment of Mughal army by Yousuf Shah, Mughal emperor resolved to conquer Kashmir. In pursuit of this desire, he sent an army under the command of Muhammad Ali Akbarshahi, Shaykh Yaqub Kashmiri and Haider Chak on 20 December 1585. This army reached Pakhil and on 14 February 1582, the battle of Pakhil got underway. In its aftermath, Yousuf Shah, who had gone with the intention of negotiating with Raja Bhagwant Das, was treacherously imprisoned.
Yakub Shah Chak ascended the throne and proclaimed Ali Bhat as Grand vizier; however, Ali Bhat was given to narcotics and thus proved incompetent for the job. Under these circumstances, the actual authority was assigned to Miran Syed Hussain Khan and Shamsi Dooni. This state of affairs culminated in Ali Bhat’s rebellion, which was eventually headed by Shams Chak. The rebellion was crushed and Shams Chak and his comrades were all put to arrest some suffered penal mutilation as well. In the aftermath of rebellion Muhammad Shah was proclaimed Grand vizier, the public pressure was mounted on him to punish Qazi Musa. Qazi Musa was a descendent of the famous Qazi Ibrahim. His family had been dispensers of justice in Kashmir for a very long time. The allegation brought against him were
For these charges, the Qazi Musa was executed. However, it is stated that real reason for his execution was his fame and popularity with the people. This popularity he had achieved by completing the roofing of Jamia Masjid in short time of one year, which other nobles had failed to do. The execution of Qazi Musa caused considerable unrest and agitation among the nobles and the local people of Kashmir. Nobles such as Shams Chak, Malik Muhammad Hasan Chadura, and Ali Sher Magray deserted Yaqub Shah Chak and proceeded towards the Indian mountains. However, Malik Muhammad Hasan dissuaded them from going onwards and turned back to Kashmir where, after seven days of sporadic fighting, Baba Khalil and Shaikh Hasan intervened to stop the fighting between the two groups.
Battle of Hastivanj
The Battle of Hastivanj was fought between armies of Mughal Empire under Qasim Khan and Kashmir Sultanate under Shams Chak. It was fought on 10 October 1586 on a mountain ridge known as Hastivanj near modern-day Pir Ki Gali Pass. It resulted in Mughal victory and subsequent annexation of Kashmir into Mughal Empire.
The battle, along with the fall of Srinagar on 14 October 1586, marks the de facto end of the Mughal conquest of Kashmir.
Mughals since their establishment in India in 1526 had sought to expand in every direction of the subcontinent. Kashmir was no exception. Consequently, the first annexation attempt undertaken by Mughals was by Mirza Haider Dughlat in 1540. He conquered Kashmir on behalf of Mughal emperor Humayun but he himself ruled the Sultanate with the Shah Miri Sultan appointed as a puppet. Towards the end of his 10-years rule, his position had weakened significantly because of his domestic and religious policies. To strengthen his rule he sought the help of Humayun who was at that time in Kabul. Qara Bahadur was dispatched by him to aide Mirza Haider in 1550. However, the army of Malik Idi Raina defeated Qara Bahadur.
Mughals under the leadership of emperor Akbar sensing an opportunity in dethronement of Yousuf Shah Chak and his subsequent appeal for help in year 1582 once again sent an army under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Akbarshahi and Raja Bhagwant Das to conquer Kashmir. This army was defeated by Yakub Shah Chak near Pakhil.
Yousuf Shah Chak ascended the throne of Kashmir in 1578. He also appointed Mohammad Bhat his Grand vizier. A life long rival of Mohammad Bhat for the high office of Grand vizier Abdal Bhat in conjuncture with Miran Syed Mubarak Khan started a rebellion in the same year. After losing the battle, he resorted to intrigue which eventually led to Yousuf Shah’s dethronement. In order to regain his throne Yousuf Shah proceeded to Lahore to seek Mughal aide. However, instead of leading a Mughal army into Kashmir he once again fell for the intrigue of Abdal Bhat and abandoned the Mughal army thus invoking the wrath of Mughal emperor Akbar, which culminated in his eventual Imprisonment and annexation of his Sultanate.
After the abandonment of Mughal army by Yousuf Shah, Mughal emperor resolved to conquer Kashmir. In pursuit of this desire, he sent an army under the command of Muhammad Ali Akbarshahi, Shaykh Yaqub Kashmiri and Haider Chak on 20 December 1585. This army reached Pakhil and on 14 February 1582, the battle of Pakhil got underway. In its aftermath, Yousuf Shah, who had gone with the intention of negotiating with Raja Bhagwant Das, was treacherously imprisoned.
Yakub Shah Chak ascended the throne and proclaimed Ali Bhat as Grand vizier; however, Ali Bhat was given to narcotics and thus proved incompetent for the job. Under these circumstances, the actual authority was assigned to Miran Syed Hussain Khan and Shamsi Dooni. This state of affairs culminated in Ali Bhat’s rebellion, which was eventually headed by Shams Chak. The rebellion was crushed and Shams Chak and his comrades were all put to arrest some suffered penal mutilation as well. In the aftermath of rebellion Muhammad Shah was proclaimed Grand vizier, the public pressure was mounted on him to punish Qazi Musa. Qazi Musa was a descendent of the famous Qazi Ibrahim. His family had been dispensers of justice in Kashmir for a very long time. The allegation brought against him were
For these charges, the Qazi Musa was executed. However, it is stated that real reason for his execution was his fame and popularity with the people. This popularity he had achieved by completing the roofing of Jamia Masjid in short time of one year, which other nobles had failed to do. The execution of Qazi Musa caused considerable unrest and agitation among the nobles and the local people of Kashmir. Nobles such as Shams Chak, Malik Muhammad Hasan Chadura, and Ali Sher Magray deserted Yaqub Shah Chak and proceeded towards the Indian mountains. However, Malik Muhammad Hasan dissuaded them from going onwards and turned back to Kashmir where, after seven days of sporadic fighting, Baba Khalil and Shaikh Hasan intervened to stop the fighting between the two groups.