Battle of Peshawar (1001)
| Part of | The Resistance Chronicle — Age I · the Ghazni ledger |
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| Date | 27 November 1001 |
| Place | Plain near Peshawar, Gandhara |
| Belligerents | Ghaznavids — Hindu Shahis |
| Commanders | Mahmud of Ghazni — Jayapala |
| Outcome | Ghaznavid victory; Jayapala captured and ransomed |
| The sequel | Jayapala abdicates and dies on his own pyre |
The Battle of Peshawar (27 November 1001) opened Mahmud's Indian wars: the first pitched battle between the Sultan and the Hindu Shahis, ending in the defeat and capture of the aged king Jayapala — and in the pyre by which he refused to outlive it. This page is a placeholder of The Resistance Chronicle (Age I); its sections will be filled under the founder's direction, to the wing's rules: verdict, meaning for India, sources labelled.
Background — the Shahi frontier after Sabuktigin
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The forces
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The battle
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The captivity and the pyre
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Verdict
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What it meant for India
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Sources — labelled
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