The historical war of Darband|Chitral| decisive battle b/w badkhshan &chitral militia|بدخشان جنگ

. LAI RAOSHO LAI BERATA? (you were calling us cowards, did you find us so?) 2. DOL DIKO U GIAK BERAWA? (You said, you could conquer Chitral only by beating your trumpets, Could you?) 3. ISPA THUEK ROSHNAEO (with our Roshnai rifles ) PESAW PHRETAM PESHANEO (we shot them aiming their foreheads) LAI RAOSHO LAI BERATA? (you were calling us cowards, did you find us so?) DOL DIKO U GIAK BERAWA? (You said you could conquer Chitral only by beating your trumpets, Could you)?

The interesting thing about this event is that it’s missing from Badakhshan’s history.


I am going to relate such a story to you which may bewilder, astonish and surprise most of the readers for I am going to narrate blood curdling event, horrifying bloodshed, retreating of the vanquished and celebration of the triumphant, for all these things are related to the people whom we know as the inhabitants of Utopia. This is the story of a war fought between Chitrali militia and the grand army of Badakhshan leaded by Mir Mahmud Shah himself, with 12000 personals along with four canons, muzzle loaded guns (matchlocks and flintlocks), swords, shields, armors etc.

The story begins such that, Mir Mahmud had dethroned his nephew Mir Jahandar shah who was the genuine ruler of Badakhsan and had banished him out of his country. When this wronged prince came to Chitral the crowned ruler of Chitral Mihtar Amanul Mulk not only gave him asylum and security, but also gave him aid to snatch back his throne indifferent to the threats of the Mir of Badakhshan, for he couldn’t stop his eyes shedding brine after listening to the ills, which his uncle had done with him. He sent with him some force from Chitral so that he may get back his crown; but unfortunately his own people who were with him and assuring him their favor mutinied against him and went to the Mir’s side hence this campaign not only resulted to failure but also enraged Mir to the high degree.

Mir sent a letter to Mehtar Aman ul Mulk in verse form threatening him about the dire consequence of this enmity and wrote him to be ready for the results. He in one of his stanzas menaces Mehtar of Chitral by saying, “I have Turks, Uzbeks, Tajik and Afghan soldiers, in my army, I have strong cavalry, I’ve cannons and much more; you have nothing to fight against us you are cowards and I’ll conquer the entire Chitral by only beating my war trumpets, I’ll crush you all and turn the whole of Chitral into dust”.

Mehtar of Chitral replied to the Mir in the same verse form but in more decent manner, he told him that the Chitralis will defend their mother land at any cause and in one of his couplet he says “If you have Turks, Uzbeks, Tajik and Afghans to us the aid of Allah is adequate” and wrote the dwellers of Chitral will wait for him. Now the military leaders were called on and they got together on war basis, each and every aspect and possibility of the attack was considered and unanimously decided that every inch of the land will be defended indifferent to the consequence. Chitral militia and royal body guards were ordered to keep themselves red alert for any kind of circumstances, borders connecting Chitral to Afghanistan such as Dokdara, Arandu, and Gobor

This story was too long and not possible to to write down here because of the long historical events which was occurred during the pernicious war in the field of darband valley of Yarkhoon.....


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