What the records say
- When
- Mar 1027 – Jul 1027
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 31.24° N, 81.77° E
- Description
- 1027 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of the Indus (1027)
1027 battle between the Ghaznavids and Jats at Salt Range
The Battle of the Indus in 1027, was the final military campaign by Mahmud of Ghazni targeting the Jats of the Salt Range in the lower Indus Valley. The punitive expedition action was undertaken to chastise the Jats, who had harassed and molested his army during its return journey from Somnath in 1026.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва на реке Инд — в речном сражении в верховьях реки Инд газневидский султан Махмуда разгромил джатов”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page