Battle of Hastivanj

Battle of Hastivanj
Part of the Mughal conquest of Kashmir
Date10 October 1586
Location
Hastivanj Pass, Pir Panjal, Kashmir Sultanate
33°38′45″N 74°37′53″E / 33.6457°N 74.6314°E / 33.6457; 74.6314
Result Mughal victory
Belligerents
Mughal Empire Kashmir Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Qasim Khan
Yadgar Hussain		 Shams Chak
Qasim Nayak
Zafar Nayak
Muhammad Chak
Strength
10,000–20,000 men
~2,000 musketeer		 5,000–10,000 infantry
2,000 musketeers
Casualties and losses
Heavy Heavy
Location within Jammu and Kashmir

The Battle of Hastivanj was fought between armies of Mughal Empire under Qasim Khan and Kashmir Sultanate under Shams Chak. It was fought on 10 October 1586 on a mountain ridge known as Hastivanj near modern-day Pir Ki Gali Pass. It resulted in Mughal victory and subsequent annexation of Kashmir into Mughal Empire.

The battle, along with the fall of Srinagar on 14 October 1586, marks the de facto end of the Mughal conquest of Kashmir.


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