The Battle at Khore ( ur, : کھوڑ کی جنگ, sd, :کوڙ جي جنگ) was fought between the
Kalhora
The Kalhora () is a Sindhi tribe of Sindh, Pakistan, they claim Arab origin and direct descendants from Al-Hakim I and ultimately Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, companion and paternal uncle of Islamic prophet Muhammad.
They founded the Kalhora Dy ...
tribe and the
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...
in approximately 1699 AD in the village of Khore. Today, that village is known as Torre, and it lies on the
Nai Gaj, an
ephemeral river
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, near
Johi Taluka in
Dadu District
Dadu District ( sd, ضلعو دادو), ( ur, ) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. With headquarters the city of Dadu, the district was created in 1931 by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils from Karachi District a ...
,
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
,
Pakistan
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. Prince Muhammad Mu'izuddin, the then-governor of
Multan
Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab.
Multan is one of the List ...
and Lahore, came from
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
and attacked Sindh. Mian Deen Muhammad Kalhoro, who had succeeded his father Mian Naseer Muhammad Kalhoro in 1692 AD, wanted to compromise and surrender, but his younger brother, Mian
Yar Muhammad Kalhoro
Mian Yar Muhammad Kalhoro ( sd, يار محمد ڪلهوڙو) and Mian Din Muhammad Kalhoro were sons of Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro who was succeeded by his elder son Mian Deen Muhammad Kalhoro in 1692 AD. Later, Mian Yar Muhammad Kalhoro becam ...
, refused, leading to a battle. The Mughal army was commanded by Gaj Singh Bhatti, Raja Surajmal Udhepuri, and Raja Udhey Singh (who died over the course of the battle). However, the Mughal army defeated the Kalhora force.
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