The Battle at Khore (, ) was fought between the

Kalhora The Kalhora or Kalhora Abbasi () is a Sindhi Sammat clan in Sindh, Pakistan. Etymology According to the natives of Sindh, the word ''Kalhoro'' originates from the (/ Kalho) meaning ''Alone''. Origin The Kalhora belong to the Indigenous ...

tribe and the

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in approximately 1699 in the village of Khore. Today, that village is known as Torre, and it lies on the

Nai Gaj Nai Gaj (, ) is an ephemeral river in Dadu District of Sindh, Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan build the Nai Gaj Dam on its course. Nai Gaj drains part of the Kirthar Mountains, and flows from Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spe ...

, an

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, near

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Taluka in

Dadu District Dadu District (), () is a Districts of Pakistan, district of Sindh, Sindh Province, Pakistan. With headquarters in the city of Dadu, Pakistan, Dadu, the district was created in 1931 by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils fro ...

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

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. Prince Muhammad Mu'azzam, the then-governor of

Multan Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...

and

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, came from

and attacked Sindh. Mian Deen Muhammad Kalhoro, who had succeeded his father,

Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro (, ) was a predecessor of the Kalhora dynasty. He was succeeded by his son Deen Muhammad. Nasir's tomb is sited in Dadu District, Khairpur Nathan Shah near the village of Garhi in Sindh, Pakistan. Nasir Muhammad Kal ...

in 1692, wanted to compromise and surrender, but his younger brother,

Yar Muhammad Kalhoro Mian Yar Muhammad Kalhoro () was the subahdar of parts of Sindh, which he governed between 1701 and 1719. He was the first governor of the Kalhora dynasty and ruled for 18 years. In the initial nine years of his reign, Yar Muhammad expanded th ...

, refused, leading to a battle. The Mughal army was commanded by Gaj Singh Bhatti, Raja Surajmal Udhepuri, and Raja Udhey Singh (who died over the course of the battle). However, the Mughal army defeated the Kalhora force.

References

{{Reflist Military history of Sindh History of Sindh Kalhora dynasty Dadu District Khore Conflicts in 1699 1699 in Asia 1690s in the Mughal Empire