battle, early modern

Battle of Ab Darrah Pass

Name: Battle of Ab Darrah Pass
Location: Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan

Battle of Ab Darrah Pass was a battle fought in 1511 at Panjshir Valley, in what is now Afghanistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Panjshir Valley. The recorded result: Timurid victory.

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Fought1511

WherePanjshir Valley, Afghanistan35.267N, 69.467E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeTimurid victory

BelligerentsKhanate of BukharaagainstTimurids of Kabul

Record

Date	1511 (year precision)
Place	Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan 35.267N, 69.467E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Babur regains Balkh, Badakhshan, Hisar Valley, Fergana Valley and Samarkand
Commanders	Ubaidullah Khan Suyunjuk Sultan Amir Ya’qub	Babur Jahangir Mirza II Nasir Mirza Sultan Uways Khan Mirza Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat

Placed at Panjshir Valley; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Waliyan 1221, 58 km NW
Siege of Kabul 1504, 86 km S
Siege of the British Residency in Kabul 1879, 86 km S
Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment 1879, 86 km S
Battle of Kabul 1842, 87 km S

Elsewhere in 1511

Battle of Ab Darrah Pass is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870206, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ab Darrah Pass, revision 1385090125, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.