The Battle of Balakot was fought between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Syed Ahmad Barelvi in 1831. In the battle, he was killed, along with hundreds of his troops and followers, by the Sikh army in Balakot, Mansehra District in 1831. He declared "Jihad" against Sikhs and established camps in Balakot. Syed Barelvi along with 800 tribesmen attacked the Sikhs at dawn. All 800 of the tribesmen including Syed and Shah Ismail were killed. This battle was seen as a huge loss for the Afghans as this meant that their route to Kashmir had been cut and now at the hands of the Sikhs. During the battle, Syed Ahmad Barelvi was beheaded by Sikh soldiers.[5][6][7]
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