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Kingdoms & WarsWho ruled the Punjab, the Kingdom of Lahore, and the battles fought over itWho ruled the PunjabEvery ruling power, 518 BCE to todayWars & BattlesFrom the Hydaspes to BasantarStruggles & Partitions1849, 1919, 1947, 1966, 1984, 2020

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Nowshera
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Battlefield

Nowshera

ਨੌਸ਼ਹਿਰਾنوشہرہ

Battle of 1823 on the Kabul river where Akali Phula Singh was killed leading the charge.

Nowshera is a town on the Kabul river between Attock and Peshawar. In March 1823 Ranjit Singh's army defeated the Afghans and tribesmen here.

Akali Phula Singh, the Nihang leader, was killed in the battle. His samadhi stands at Nowshera and is visited by Sikh pilgrims.

It is now a cantonment town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

People

Akali Phula Singh
Akali Phula Singh1761 – 1823

Nihang leader and jathedar of the Akal Takht who once had Ranjit Singh flogged for a moral lapse. Killed leading the charge at Nowshera.

Battles

1823NowsheraBattle of NowsheraRanjit Singh, Akali Phula Singh, Hari Singh NalwavsAzim Khan and Yusufzai tribesmenSikh victory; Akali Phula Singh killed
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