1519 mass-killing of tribal inhabitants in Bajaur
Bajaur massacre |
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Part of Campaigns of Babur |
Date | 6–7 January 1519 |
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Result |
Timurid victory, followed by a massacre |
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Belligerents |
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Timurids |
Gibarids |
Commanders and leaders |
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Babur |
Sultan Haidar Ali Gibari |
The Bajaur massacre or Battle of Bajaur was a military conflict waged by Babur against the tribes inhibiting Bajaur region, on 6–7 January 1519. Babur, a Timurid (and later Mughal) ruler from Fergana (in present-day Uzbekistan) who captured Kabul in 1504, launched this assault with the purpose of solidifying his authority in the Kabulistan. It took place in Bajaur, located in present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan. After capturing the Fort of Bajaur, Babur massacred at least 3,000 Bajauris, and set up a tower of their skulls, charging them of being "false to Islam."