Battle of Khyber Pass (1738)
| Battle of Khyber Pass | |||||||||
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| Part of Nader Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire | |||||||||
A map of the Kheibar campaign, illustrating Nader's incredible 80 kilometre flank-march | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Persian Empire | Mughal Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Nader Shah Nasrollah Mirza | Subahdar Nasir Khan (POW) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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10,000 engaged in battle Total: 22,000
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20,000 50,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Light | Majority of the forces killed and rest are captured and taken prisoner. | ||||||||
The Battle of Khyber Pass (Persian: نبرد تنگه خیبر) was an engagement fought on 26 November 1738 between the Afsharid Iran of Nader Shah and the Mughal vassal state of Peshawar. The result of the battle was an overwhelming victory for the Persians, opening up the path ahead to invade the crown-lands of the Mughal Empire of Muhammad Shah.