The Battle of Spin Boldak (Pashto: د سپین بولدک جګړه) took place between Hotak dynasty and Khanate of Kalat.

Background

The defeat at Battle of Chaman was shocking, and the Khanate forces regrouped to launch a revenge attack on Kandahar in 1725. However, the Kandahar Army was defeated in the Battle of Spin Boldak, and Shah Hussain fled to Kandahar Fort.[1]

Battle

On the Kalat side death toll was high. Khan returnrd to Kalat.[1]

Aftermath

The conflict escalated, with the Kalhora rulers in Sindh and the Hotak rulers in Kandahar forming an alliance to limit the Khanate's expansion. The allies launched a pincer attack on the Khanate forces in Quetta, leading to the Siege of Kotra and the Battle of Pishin.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dashti, Naseer (2012-10-08). The Baloch and Balochistan: A Historical Account from the Beginning to the Fall of the Baloch State. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4669-5897-5.
  2. ^ Mihr, G̲h̲ulām Rasūl (1958). Tārīk̲h̲-i Sindh (in Urdu). Sindhī adabī borḍ.
  3. ^ The Pakistan Gazetteer. Cosmo Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-81-7020-889-1.
  4. ^ Baluchistan. Sang-e-Meel Publications. 2002. ISBN 978-969-35-1335-6.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spin_Boldak
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