1833–1834 expedition of Shuja Shah Durrani
| 1833–1834 expedition of Shuja Shah Durrani | |||||||
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| Part of Durrani insurgency | |||||||
Sketch of Kandahar in 1857 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Barakzais Principality of Kandahar Principality of Kabul |
Durranis Shuja Shah's forces British Empire East India Company Supported by: Sikh Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Pur Dil Khan Kohan Dil Khan Rahim Dil Khan Mehr Dil Khan Dost Mohammad Khan Mohammad Afzal Khan |
Shuja Shah Durrani (WIA) William Campbell (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Numerically inferior 20,000 men from Dost Mohammad (only 3,000 engaged by Dost Mohammad) |
30,000 (Initial) 80,000 men (during siege of Kandahar) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
Heavy losses Up to 16,000 killed | ||||||
Beginning in January 1833, Shah Shujah Durrani, the deposed Afghan emperor, led an expedition to re-claim his throne. Raising a force while in exile in the Sikh Empire, he marched through Sindh to Kandahar, besieging it from 10 May 1834 until 1 July 1834. Shah Shujah would be defeated by the Barakzai rulers of Kandahar and Kabul.