Mughal conquest of Kashmir

Mughal conquest of Kashmir; War of Kashmiri Independence
	Part of the Mughal Conquests
	; The Pir Panjal was a frequent battleground for the conflicting forces
Date	20 December 1585 – 8 August 1589
Location	Present-day states of Jammu and Kashmir (India) and Azad Kashmir (Pakistan)
Result	Mughal victory
Territorial; changes	Annexation of Kashmir Valley
Belligerents
Mughal Empire; Supported by:; Maqpon Kingdom; Jammu Kingdom	Kashmir Sultanate; Supported by:; Kishtwar Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Jalal-ud-din Akbar Bhagwant Das; Shah Quli Mahram; Qasim Khan; Yusuf Khan Rizvi; Mirza Shah Rukh; Ali Akbar Shahi; Fath Khan	Yousuf Shah Chak ; Yakub Shah Chak Shams Chak ; Hussain Chak ; Qasim Nayak † ; Zafar Nayak †; Muhammad Chak †; Naurang Chak †; Yaqub Sarfi (AWOL); Haidar Chak (AWOL); Lohar Chak (AWOL)
Strength
Under Bhagwant Das: 20,000–25,000 infantry; ~5,000 musketeer; 5,000 cavalry; Under Mirza Shah Rukh: ~20,000 (total); Under Qasim Khan: 15,000 infantry; 5,000–6,000 cavalry; ~2,000 musketeer; Under Yusuf Khan Rizvi: ~20,000 (total);	At Buliasa Pass: 25,000 infantry; 15,000 cavalry; 7,000 musketeer; Battle of Hastivanj: 5,000–10,000 infantry; 2,000 musketeer; At Hanjik Fort: 30,000 infantry; 10,000 cavalry; 5,000–10,000 musketeer;
Casualties and losses
Low (at Buliasa); Heavy (at Hastivanj); Heavy (at Hanjik)	Low to Medium (at Buliasa); Heavy (at Hastivanj); Low (at Hanjik)

The Mughal conquest of Kashmir^[a] also known as War of Kashmiri Independence,^[b]^[c]^[1]^[2]^[3] was an invasion of the Kashmir Sultanate by the Mughal Empire in 1585–1589.^[4] After severe fighting and heavy casualties, the Mughals defeated the Kashmiris in the Battle of Hastivanj (10 October 1586)^[5] and annexed the sultanate into their empire as the Sarkar of Kashmir.^{[citation needed]} Armed struggle against the Mughals continued until Yakub Shah's surrender in 1589.