Mughal Central Asia campaign

Mughal Central Asia Campaign
Date1645–1647
Location
Result

Status quo ante bellum

  • Plunder of southern Uzbek territories
Territorial
changes
Uzbek territories of Balkh and Badakhshan falls to Mughal India for a time period with Murad Bakhsh becoming its governor.
Belligerents

Khanate of Bukhara

Commanders and leaders
Shah Jahan
Murad Bakhsh
Aurangzeb
Jai Singh I
Jagat Singh
Nazr Muhammad Khan
Abd al-Aziz Khan
* Salqam Jangir Khan
Strength
60,000 cavalry 120,000 Uzbek forces 100,000 Kazakh forces
Casualties and losses
5,000 men
14,000 men of Nurpur kingdom
Unknown but much more
The combatants in bold are sovereigns

The Mughal Central Asia Campaign, also known as the Balkh Campaign, was a military campaign from 1645–1647 undertook by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan against the Uzbek Khanate of Bukhara in Central Asia. It notably involved an Indian army crossing the Hindu Kush in battle. The campaign was technically a stalemate.