| Battle of Shujabad | |||||||
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| Part of Afghan-Sikh wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Durrani Empire |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Timur Shah Durrani Muzaffar Khan |
Jassa Singh Gujjar Singh Bhangi Haqiqat Singh Kanhaiya Lehna Singh Bhangi Bhanga Singh | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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12,000 reinforcments from Bahawalpur[2] Unknown number under Timur Shah[3] | 15,000[2][3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
2,000 killed or wounded according to Hari Ram Gupta[3] 700 killed or wounded according to Aruj-I-Sikhan [3] | ||||||
The Battle of Shujabad took place in February 1780, during the Afghan–Sikh Wars. The Afghans were led by Muzaffar Khan and Timur Shah Durrani, while the Sikhs were led by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and other Sikh chiefs.
- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2000). Studies In Later Mughal History Of The Punjab 1707-1793. Sang-e-Meel Publications. pp. 237–240. ISBN 9789693507560.
- ^ a b Muhammad Khan 1998, p. 158.
- ^ a b c d Gupta 2000, p. 241.