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Jamrud

ਜਮਰੌਦقلعہ جمرود

Fort at the mouth of the Khyber built by Hari Singh Nalwa, who died defending it in 1837.

Jamrud is a fort at the mouth of the Khyber Pass, built by Hari Singh Nalwa in 1836 to hold the frontier against the Afghans.

In April 1837 the Afghans attacked it, and Hari Singh Nalwa was mortally wounded relieving it. He was cremated inside the fort; a memorial, now within the Pakistan Army's compound, marks the place.

The fort, rebuilt by the British, still stands where the road climbs into the Khyber.

Jamrud, Khyber, Pakistan

People

Hari Singh Nalwa
Hari Singh Nalwa1791 – 1837

Commander-in-chief of the Sikh army on the north-west frontier. Governed Kashmir and Peshawar and died holding Jamrud against the Afghans.

Mahan Singh Mirpuri
Mahan Singh Mirpuridied 1846

Commander of the Jamrud garrison who held the fort after Hari Singh Nalwa fell, keeping his death secret.

Battles

1837JamrudBattle of JamrudHari Singh Nalwa, Mahan Singh MirpurivsAfghans under Dost Mohammad Khan's sonsFort held; Hari Singh Nalwa killed

On the timeline

1837 · Jamrud

In the world's museums

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Two-wheeled "tum-tum" cart leaving Jamrud Fort for trip to nearby Khyber PassTwo-wheeled "tum-tum" cart leaving Jamrud Fort for trip to nearby Khyber Pass1895-01-01 · pakistan jamrudLibrary of Congress ↗2-wheeled "tum-tum" cart leaving Jamrud Fort for trip to nearby Khyber Pass2-wheeled "tum-tum" cart leaving Jamrud Fort for trip to nearby Khyber Pass1895-01-01 · pakistan jamrudLibrary of Congress ↗Photo of a pistol made during ww2 at Jamrud during WW2Photo of a pistol made during ww2 at Jamrud during WW2Wikimedia Commons · geni · CC BY-SA ↗

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