Battle of Peshawar (1001)
| Battle of Peshawar | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ghaznavid campaigns in India and Ghaznavid–Hindu Shahi Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ghaznavid Empire | Hindu Shahi | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Mahmud of Ghazni | Jayapala ‡‡ | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 15,000 cavalry |
12,000 cavalry 30,000 infantry 300 elephants | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 5,000 | ||||||||
Battle of Peshawar Location within South Asia Battle of Peshawar Battle of Peshawar (Gandhara) | |||||||||
The Battle of Peshawar was fought on 27 November 1001 between the Ghaznavid army of Mahmud of Ghazni and the Hindu Shahi army of Jayapala, near Peshawar. Jayapala was defeated and captured, and as a result of the humiliation of the defeat, he later immolated himself in a funeral pyre. This is the first of many major battles in the expansion of the Ghaznavid Empire into the Indian subcontinent by Mahmud.