First Battle of Laghman

First battle of Laghman
	Part of Ghaznavid campaigns in India
	; Present day Laghman
Date	988 CE
Location	Laghman
Result	Ghaznavid victory
Belligerents
Ghaznavid Empire	Hindu Shahis
Commanders and leaders
Sabuktigin; Mahmud of Ghazni	Jayapala
Strength
	Unknown

The First Battle of Laghman was fought near Laghman in present-day Afghanistan, between the Ghaznavid empire under Sabuktigin and the Hindu Shahis under Jayapala in 988 CE. The Ghaznavids defeated the Hindu Shahis and Jayapala signed a treaty in which the Hindu Shahis paid tribute to Ghaznavids.^[2]^[3]

^ Nazim, M. (2014). The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 36.
^ C. E. Bosworth. The Early Ghaznavids. p. 168.
^ Seth, Krishna Narain (1978). The Growth of the Paramara Power in Malwa. Progress Publishers. pp. 156–157.

[Late-1] Nazim, M. (2014). The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 36.

[2] C. E. Bosworth. The Early Ghaznavids. p. 168.

[3] Seth, Krishna Narain (1978). The Growth of the Paramara Power in Malwa. Progress Publishers. pp. 156–157.

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