Battle of Chach

Battle of Chach

Mahmud of Ghazni riding an elephant following his conquests in India
Datespring 1007
Location
Near Hazro, Chach (modern day Punjab, Pakistan)
Result Ghaznavid victory
Territorial
changes
Gandhara captured by the Ghaznavids
Belligerents
Ghaznavids Hindu Shahis
Commanders and leaders
Mahmud of Ghazni Anandapala

The Battle of Chach or Battle of Chaach was fought in 1007 AD between the Ghaznavid army of Mahmud of Ghazni and the Hindu Shahi army of Anandapala, near Hazro, resulting in the latter's defeat. This left the north Indian region vulnerable to further invasions.[1]

  1. ^ Rehman 1976, p. 151-152.

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