The Mughal conquest of Kashmir[a] was an invasion of the Kashmir Sultanate by the Mughal Empire in 1585–1586.[1][2] After severe fighting and heavy casualties, the Mughals defeated the Kashmiris in the Battle of Hastivanj (10 October 1586)[3] and annexed the sultanate into their empire as the Sarkar of Kashmir.[4][5] Armed struggle against the Mughals continued until Yakub Shah's surrender in 1589.
| Mughal conquest of Kashmir | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mughal–Kashmir Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Mughal Empire |
 Kashmir Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Bhagwant Das Shah Quli Mahram Qasim Khan Yusuf Khan Rizvi Mirza Shah Rukh Ali Akbar Shahi Fath Khan |
Shams Chak  Hussain Chak Qasim Nayak † Zafar Nayak † Muhammad Chak † Naurang Chak † Yaqub Sarfi (defected) Haidar Chak (defected) Lohar Chak (defected) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Under Bhagwant Das:
Under Mirza Shah Rukh:
Under Qasim Khan:
Under Yusuf Khan Rizvi:
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At Buliasa Pass:
At Hanjik Fort:
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Low (at Buliasa) Heavy (at Hastivanj) Heavy (at Hanjik) |
Low to Medium (at Buliasa) Heavy (at Hastivanj) Low (at Hanjik) | ||||||||
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References edit
- ^ Hasan, Mohibbul (2023-09-26). Kashmir Under the Sultans. London: Routledge. p. 175. doi:10.4324/9781032666709. ISBN 978-1-032-66670-9.
- ^ Beveridge, H. (1907). The Akbarnama Of Abul Fazl Vol. 3. pp. 722–3.
- ^ Hasan, Mohibbul (2023-09-26). Kashmir Under the Sultans. London: Routledge. p. 187. doi:10.4324/9781032666709. ISBN 978-1-032-66670-9.
- ^ Beveridge, H. (1907). The Akbarnama Of Abul Fazl Vol. 3. pp. 769–70.
- ^ Bano, Dr Raja (2016-01-01). HISTORY OF KASHMIR BY HAIDAR MALIK CHADURAH. Jay Kay Books, Srinagar. p. 198.
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