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The Battle of Spin Boldak (Pashto: د سپین بولدک جګړه) took place between Hotak dynasty and Khanate of Kalat.
| Battle of Spin Boldak | |||||||
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| Part of Kalat Khanate's war against Hotak–Kalhora alliance | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Khanate of Kalat | Hotak dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mir Abdullah Khan Ahmadzai | Shah Hussain Hotak | ||||||
  class=notpageimage| Location within Afghanistan | |||||||
Background
The defeat at Battle of Chaman was shocking, and the Khanate forces regrouped to launch a revenge attack on Kandahar in 1725. However, the Kandahar Army was defeated in the Battle of Spin Boldak, and Shah Hussain fled to Kandahar Fort.
Battle
On the Kalat side death toll was high. Khan returnrd to Kalat.
Aftermath
The conflict escalated, with the Kalhora rulers in Sindh and the Hotak rulers in Kandahar forming an alliance to limit the Khanate's expansion. The allies launched a pincer attack on the Khanate forces in Quetta, leading to the Siege of Kotra and the Battle of Pishin.
References
- ^ Dashti, Naseer (2012-10-08). The Baloch and Balochistan: A Historical Account from the Beginning to the Fall of the Baloch State. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4669-5897-5.
- Mihr, G̲h̲ulām Rasūl (1958). Tārīk̲h̲-i Sindh (in Urdu). Sindhī adabī borḍ.
- The Pakistan Gazetteer. Cosmo Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-81-7020-889-1.
- Baluchistan. Sang-e-Meel Publications. 2002. ISBN 978-969-35-1335-6.