Banadi Shehak
Mirzadi Banadi Shehak میرزادی بنادی شہک | |
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Coat of arms | File:Makran Cost of Arms from Total War Attila.png |
Reign | Nobility of Rind tribe |
Residence | modern-day Pakistan |
Wars and battles | Battle of Chausa |
Family | Rind tribe |
Father | Mir Shehak |
Occupation | Nobility and Warrior |
Banadi Shehak (Urdu: بنادی شہک) was a female warrior of the 16th century from modern-day Pakistan. She was Mirzadi (Princess) of Rind tribe and sister of Mir Chakar Rind.[1][2]
She participated in the battle of Macchiwara, which was a battle between Mughals and Afghans in which Rind tribe was supporting Mughals.[3] After a fierce battle, Mughals and Rind tribe started retreating from the battlefield, seeing which Shehak broke her bangles and came into the battlefield herself with a sword in her hand. She killed many men, until she came in direct combat with Afghan general Sher Shah Suri.[1][2] Afghan general told her, "you, being a women, keep aside from my way",[2] to which Shehak replied, "You might think that women are the ones who sit at homes, are busy in adornment and in engaging their husbands, but it is not so!".[1]
Rind tribal forces, seeing their Mirzadi (Princess) fighting in the battlefield, stopped retreating and charged once again on the enemy.[1] However, Mughals and Rind tribe ultimately lost the battle. Banadi Shehak died on the same battlefield.
References
- ^ a b c d Jan, Pari (April 26, 2020). "The feminine inspiration: Banadi Baloch". Voice of Balochistan. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c Ali, Amjad (May 23, 2017). "The war of Delhi and the heroic role of Banadi Baloch". The Baloch News. Archived from the original on 2017-05-28. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Mut̤ālaʻah-yi Pākistān. Pakistan Study Centre, University of Balochistan. 1996. p. 100.