Battle of Chamla

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Battle of Chamla
File:Buner District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png
Map of Buner " Highlight where war was fought"
Date1919
Location
Result Kingdom of Amb victory
Territorial
changes
Nawab of Amb established their own state
Belligerents
File:Flag of the State of Amb.svg Nawab of Amb

File:Flag of Swat.svg State of Swat

Supported by:

File:Emblem of Afghanistan (1931–1973).svg Barakzai Dynasty

The Battle of Chamla was fought in 1919 in present-day Buner District of Swat, Pakistan between the forces of the Nawab of Amb (Khan I Zaman Khan Tanoli) and the Wāli of Swat. The conflict started over a border dispute. The rulers of Afghanistan were allies of Swat. The Army of Amb with howitzer artillery and guns, defeated the army of Swat. The State of Swat surrendered to Nawab of Amb and the ruler of Swat was captured.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Governor-General's Orders GGO NO. 51 of 1921, given at Simla, vide section B of the Gazette of India
  2. ^ Sir Abdul Wadud, Wali of Swat) & Muhammad Asif Khan, The Story of Swat (1963), p. 143