Battle of Hastivanj

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Battle of Hastivanj
Part of the Mughal conquest of Kashmir
Date 10 October 1586 Location Hastivanj Pass, Pir Panjal, Kashmir Sultanate 33°38′45″N 74°37′53″E / 33.6457°N 74.6314°E / 33.6457; 74.6314 Result Mughal victory
Belligerents
Mughal Empire	Kashmir Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Qasim Khan Yadgar Hussain	Shams Chak Qasim Nayak Zafar Nayak Muhammad Chak
Strength
10,000–20,000 men ~2,000 musketeer	5,000–10,000 infantry 2,000 musketeers
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy
class=notpageimage| Location within Jammu and Kashmir

The Battle of Hastivanj (Nāgari: हास्टिवानज़ युद्ध Haastivaanaz Yuddh, Nastaʿlīq: جنگ هستیوانج Jang-i-Hastivaanj) was fought on 10 October 1586 between the Mughal army led by the Mir Bahr Qasim Khan and a Kashmiri army under the Chak leader Shams Chak.^[1]