Drawing the parallels between Syed Ahmad Bareilvi and Talibans

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Re: Drawing the parallels between Syed Ahmad Bareilvi and Talibans

@marwati

At the battle at Akora Khattak fought in 1826, Syed Ahmed Shaheed and his Mujahideen were victorious and Sikhs suffered a huge defeat. The next year i.e. 1827, the Sikhs were again defeated at Hazro on the eastern band of River Indus.
Two successive victories against Sikhs consolidated his position in the region…

                                                Interesting...We did not learn much about Pashtun histry in school though we did study abt the Sikh empire. But this is what wiki says about the battle with the Sikhs. Do you have neutral source for your article please since this seems to contradict with your post?                                                 In December 1826 Sayyid Ahmad and his followers clashed with Sikh troops at **Akora but with no decisive result**. The inability of Sayyid Ahmad to shape local Pakhtun villagers into a disciplined and effective military force led to an 1827 decision consistent with his sense of proper relationship between religious and secular leadership....This moment of religiously inspired unity attracted the allegiance of maliks, shareholders and even the governors of Peshawar. But the illusion was soon shattered when,**during the next clash with Sikh troops,at the south of Akora,the Peshawar rulers withdraw and Sayyid Ahmad and his followers had to retreat in the hills of north of Peshawar**. In their fine details, the events of these years revealed a fragmented Yusufzai and Mandanr support for Sayyid Ahmad's movements.