The Strategem of Peshawar was a campaign of the Durrani empire lead by Azim Khan Barakzai against the Nawab of Amb ,

Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli was the ruler of The Tanawal valley and the Chief of the Hazara region from circa 1810 until he died in 1818. During his rule, he faced many attacks from the Sikh Empire and Durrani Empire, resulting in a significant lo ...

. Azim Khan who was the half brother of

Dost Muhammad Khan Dost Mohammad Khan Barakzai (Pashto/ Persian: ; 23 December 17929 June 1863), nicknamed the Amir-i Kabir, Also titled Amir al-Mu'minin, was a member of the Barakzai dynasty and one of the prominent rulers of the Emirate of Afghanistan. His 37-yea ...

, the

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invited Mir Nawab to settle the dispute between Amb and

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but Azim Khan was ready for battle there. Azim Khan who cheated on his speech. When Mir Nawab and his few soldiers reached

Jamrud Jamrūd (Pashto/ ur, جمرود) or Jam ( ps, جم) is a town in the Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, on the western fringe of Peshawar city, Jamrud is the doorway to the Khyber Pass which is jus ...

. Azim Khan attacked Mir Nawab's army by making circle around their army and hence the army of Mir Nawab can't settled the war position against the guns and Canon of Azim Khan Barakzai. As Result, Mir Nawab khan Tanoli killed and a lot of loss to the Kingdom of Amb who already facing so much war against

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and Nawab of Amb lose there territory and wiped out.Tarikh-e- Hazara by Sher Bahadur Khan Punni Section Tanoli and Azim Barakzai

Main Reason Behind war

The main reason for the war was that when Azim Khan's mother was traveling to Kashmir via Tanwal, Nawab Khan's soldier collected the tax. Azim Khan then traveled through Tanwal and then Nawab Khan's soldiers collected taxes through Azim Khan. After Azim Khan felt ashamed and was admitted to the Afghan court then the Afghans Ruler of that time sent their army.

References

{{reflist Peshawar Durrani Empire 19th century in Afghanistan History of Pakistan 1818 in Asia