Battle of Hastivanj

Battle of Hastivanj
	Part of the Mughal Conquest of Kashmir
Date	10 October 1586
Location	Hastivanj Pass, Pir Panjal, Kashmir Sultanate
Result	Mughal victory
Belligerents
Mughal Empire	Kashmir Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Qasim Khan; Yadgar Hussain	Shams Chak; Qasim Nayak; Zafar Nayak; Muhammad Chak
Strength
10,000–20,000 men; ~2,000 musketeer	5,000–10,000 infantry; 2,000 musketeers
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy

The Battle of Hastivanj was fought on 10 October 1586 between the Mughal army led by the Mir Bahar Qasim Khan and a Kashmiri army under the Chak leader Shams Chak.^[1] The battle, along with the Fall of Srinagar on 14 October 1586, marks the end of the Mughal Conquest of Kashmir. It took place near the Pass of Hastivanj close to the Peer ki Gali and was a decisive Mughal victory.^[2]

^ Hasan, Mohibbul (26 September 2023). Kashmir Under the Sultans. London: Routledge. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-032-66670-9.
^ Chādūrah, Ḥaydar Malik (1991). History of Kashmir. Delhi: Bhavna Prakashan. pp. 198a.

[1] Hasan, Mohibbul (26 September 2023). Kashmir Under the Sultans. London: Routledge. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-032-66670-9.

[2] Chādūrah, Ḥaydar Malik (1991). History of Kashmir. Delhi: Bhavna Prakashan. pp. 198a.

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