Battle of the Malandari Pass (1586)
| Battle of the Malandari Pass (1586) | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal–Afghan Wars | |||||||
Battle of Malandari Monument in Buner | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Afghan tribesmen Yousafzai tribe Jadoon Tribe | Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Kalu Khan Yousafzai Mirwais Khan |
Birbal † Zain Khan Koka | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
50,000+ (Khafi Khan's claim) 8,000+ (Badayuni's claim) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
40,000–50,000 (Khafi Khan's claim) 8,000 (Badayuni's claim) with 500 officers killed. | ||||||
The Battle of the Malandari Pass was fought on 16 February 1586 in what is now the Buner District in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The army of the Mughal Empire, led by Raja Birbal, was attacked by Afghan Yusufzai tribesmen, led by Malik Kalu Khan Yousafzai. It was one of the greatest defeats of Mughal history and under the reign of Akbar the Great
Birbal is believed to have died in the battle alongside 8,000 to 50,000 Mughal soldiers.