Mughal conquest of Kashmir

Mughal conquest of Kashmir
	Part of the Mughal Conquests
	; The Pir Panjal was a frequent battleground for the conflicting forces
Date	20 December 1585 – 8 August 1589 (3 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Present-day states of Jammu and Kashmir (India) and Azad Kashmir (Pakistan)
Result	Mughal victory
Territorial; changes	Annexation of Kashmir Valley
Belligerents
Mughal Empire; Supported by:; Maqpon Kingdom	Kashmir Sultanate; Supported by:; Kishtwar Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Bhagwant Das; Shah Quli Mahram; Qasim Khan	Yousuf Shah Chak ; Yakub Shah Chak ; Shams Chak ; Yaqub Sarfi
Strength
Under Bhagwant Das: 20,000–25,000 infantry; ~5,000 musketeer; 5,000 cavalry; Under Mirza Shah Rukh: ~20,000 (total); Under Qasim Khan: 15,000 infantry; 5,000–6,000 cavalry; ~2,000 musketeer; Under Yusuf Khan Rizvi: ~20,000 (total);	At Buliasa Pass: 25,000 infantry; 15,000 cavalry; 7,000 musketeer; Battle of Hastivanj: 5,000–10,000 infantry; 2,000 musketeer; At Hanjik Fort: 30,000 infantry; 10,000 cavalry; 5,000–10,000 musketeer;
Casualties and losses
Low (at Buliasa); Heavy (at Hastivanj); Heavy (at Hanjik)	Low to Medium (at Buliasa); Heavy (at Hastivanj); Low (at Hanjik)

The Mughal conquest of Kashmir was an invasion of the Kashmir Sultanate by the Mughal Empire in 1585–1589. After severe fighting and heavy casualties, the Mughals defeated the Kashmiris in the Battle of Hastivanj (10 October 1586).