Sikh intervention in Gilgit
| Sikh Intervention in Gilgit | |||||||||
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| Part of Expansion of the Sikh Empire | |||||||||
Map of Gilgit-Baltistan | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sikh Empire | Principality of Yasin and allied hill tribes | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Col. Nathu Shah Mathura Das Karim Khan | Gohar Aman of Yasin | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| ~1,000 Sikh soldiers | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | Heavy | ||||||||
The Sikh Intervention in Gilgit (1842–1843) was a military expedition by the Sikh Empire to conquer the valleys of Gilgit and Astore. Following the death of Raja of Gilgit, Sikander Shah, who was killed by Raja Gohar Aman of Yasin, his brother Karim Khan went to Kashmir to ask for help. The Kashmir Governor of the Sikh Empire, Sheikh Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din, dispatched a Sikh force led by Colonel Nathu Shah. The Sikh forces defeated Gohar Aman, established a garrison, and reinstated Karim Khan as a vassal.