battle, early modern

First Battle of Makli

Name: First Battle of Makli
Location: Sindh, Pakistan

First Battle of Makli was a battle fought in 1770 at Sindh, in what is now Pakistan. The recorded result: Victory for the Kalmat tribe.

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Fought1770

WhereSindh, Pakistan24.760N, 67.902E

OutcomeVictory for the Kalmat tribe

BelligerentsKalmat (Karmat) tribeagainstKalhora dynasty; Jokhio tribe

Record

Date	1770 (year precision)
Place	Sindh, Pakistan 24.760N, 67.902E
Kind	Battle, early modern

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Second Battle of Makli 1789, same recorded site
Battle of Fatehpur 1519, 2.7 km SE
Battle of Hyderabad 1843, 83 km NE
Siege of Debal AD 712, 91 km W
Battle of Sind 1298, 185 km N

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1519 and 1789.

Elsewhere in 1770

First Battle of Makli is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 67 in present-day Pakistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q131535002, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Makli, revision 1370618758, 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.