Battle of Indus River 1027

Battle of Indus River
	Part of Ghaznavid campaigns in India
	; Mahmud of Ghazni's naval battle against Jats
Date	1027 AD
Location	Indus River
Result	Ghaznavid victory
Belligerents
Ghaznavid Empire	Jats
Commanders and leaders
Mahmud of Ghazni	Unknown
Strength
1,400 ships	4,000 to 8,000 ships
Casualties and losses
Unknown	High

The Battle of Indus River was a significant military conflict between the Ghaznavid Empire led by Mahmud of Ghazni and the Jats. The battle took place near the Indus River in present-day Pakistan.

Battle[edit]

Mahmud of Ghazni made preparation to waged a battle against the Jats. He ordered for the construction of 1,400 boats and each boat carried 20 archers ,and then he goes for naval battle in the Indus River^[1]^[2].

Jats also made preparation to resist Mahmud of Ghazni with about 4,000 to 8,000 boats. Two sides fought with each other and resulting the disastrous defeat of Jats by the hands of Mahmud of Ghazni. Some were drowned and many were killed by Turkmens while reaching the land^[3]^[4]^[5].

Aftermath[edit]

Mahmud of Ghazni defeated them even being outnumbered and after defeating the Jats in the ferocious naval battle , Jats family were captured by the armies of Mahmud of Ghazni with the spoil of war and then Mahmud of Ghazni returned to Ghazna about the beginning of the summer^[6]^[7].

References[edit]

^ Baumer, Christoph (2018-04-18). History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-83860-868-2.
^ Tatton, Lord Egerton of (2013-01-18). Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour. Courier Corporation. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-486-14713-0.
^ Nazim, Muhammad (2014). The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna. Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-107-45659-4.
^ Mahajan, V. D. (2007). History of Medieval India. S. Chand Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-81-219-0364-6.
^ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2017-07-05). Migrations in Medieval and Early Colonial India. Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-351-55825-9.
^ Nāẓim, Muḥammad (1971). The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna. CUP Archive. p. 122.
^ Ray, Aniruddha (2019-03-04). The Sultanate of Delhi (1206-1526): Polity, Economy, Society and Culture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-00729-9.

[1] Baumer, Christoph (2018-04-18). History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-83860-868-2.

[2] Tatton, Lord Egerton of (2013-01-18). Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour. Courier Corporation. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-486-14713-0.

[3] Nazim, Muhammad (2014). The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna. Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-107-45659-4.

[4] Mahajan, V. D. (2007). History of Medieval India. S. Chand Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-81-219-0364-6.

[5] Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2017-07-05). Migrations in Medieval and Early Colonial India. Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-351-55825-9.

[6] Nāẓim, Muḥammad (1971). The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna. CUP Archive. p. 122.

[7] Ray, Aniruddha (2019-03-04). The Sultanate of Delhi (1206-1526): Polity, Economy, Society and Culture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-00729-9.

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