Expedition of Shuja ul-Mulk

Expedition of Shuja ul-Mulk
	Part of Shah Shuja's campaign
Date	January 1833 – 1 July 1834
Location	Kandahar
Result	Barakzai Afghan victory Shah Shuja forced to retreat;
Belligerents
Durranis; Shah Shuja's forces; Supported by; British Empire; East India Company; Sikh Empire	Barakzai; Principality of Kandahar; Emirate of Kabul
Commanders and leaders
Shah Shuja Durrani; William Campbell (POW)	Kohan Dil Khan; Pur Dil Khan; Mihrdil Khan; Rahmdil Khan; Dost Mohammad; Afzal Khan
Strength
30,000 (Initial); 80,000 men (during siege of Kandahar)	Numerically inferior; 20,000 men from Dost Mohammad; (only 3,000 engaged)
Casualties and losses
Heavy losses	Unknown

The Expedition of Shuja ul-Mulk began in January 1833, whilst the siege of Kandahar began on 10 May 1834, and ended on 1 July 1834.^[9] The expedition was led by Shah Shuja Durrani, the deposed Afghan Emperor who wished to re-claim his throne. Shah Shuja rallied forces while in exile in the Sikh Empire and marched through Sindh to Kandahar, besieging it. Shah Shuja would be defeated by the Barakzai rulers of Kandahar and Kabul.

^ ^a ^b Lee 2019, p. 205.
^ Lee, Jonathan (2019). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. p. 205. ISBN 9781789140101.
^ McChesney & Khorrami 2012, p. 201.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dalrymple 2013, p. 73.
^ Dalrymple, W. (2013). The Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan. Borzoi book. Bloomsbury. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-4088-1830-5. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ McChesney, Robert; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi (19 December 2012). The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-23498-7.
^ Dalrymple 2013, p. 72.
^ McChesney & Khorrami 2012, p. 202.
^ Dodwell, Dodwell (2022-10-27). The Cambridge History Of India; Volume V. Creative Media Partners, LLC. p. 543. ISBN 978-1-01-927310-4.

[FOOTNOTELee2019205-1] Lee 2019, p. 205.

[2] Lee, Jonathan (2019). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. p. 205. ISBN 9781789140101.

[FOOTNOTEMcChesneyKhorrami2012201-3] McChesney & Khorrami 2012, p. 201.

[FOOTNOTEDalrymple201373-4] Dalrymple 2013, p. 73.

[5] Dalrymple, W. (2013). The Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan. Borzoi book. Bloomsbury. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-4088-1830-5. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[6] McChesney, Robert; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi (19 December 2012). The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-23498-7.

[FOOTNOTEDalrymple201372-7] Dalrymple 2013, p. 72.

[FOOTNOTEMcChesneyKhorrami2012202-8] McChesney & Khorrami 2012, p. 202.

[9] Dodwell, Dodwell (2022-10-27). The Cambridge History Of India; Volume V. Creative Media Partners, LLC. p. 543. ISBN 978-1-01-927310-4.

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