First Battle of Laghman

First battle of Laghman
Part of Ghaznavid campaigns in India

Present day Laghman
Date988 CE
Location
Laghman
Result Ghaznavid victory
Belligerents
Ghaznavid Empire Hindu Shahis
Commanders and leaders
Sabuktigin
Mahmud of Ghazni[1]		 Jayapala
Strength
Unknown

The First Battle of Laghman was fought near Laghman in present-day Afghanistan, between the Ghaznavid empire under Sabuktigin and the Hindu Shahis under Jayapala in 988 CE. The Ghaznavids defeated the Hindu Shahis and Jayapala signed a treaty in which the Hindu Shahis paid tribute to Ghaznavids.[2][3]

  1. ^ Nazim, M. (2014). The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 36.
  2. ^ C. E. Bosworth. The Early Ghaznavids. p. 168.
  3. ^ Seth, Krishna Narain (1978). The Growth of the Paramara Power in Malwa. Progress Publishers. pp. 156–157.