siege, Cold War

Siege of Mirpur

Name: Siege of Mirpur
Start: 1947-10-15
Location: Mirpur, Pakistan

Siege of Mirpur was a siege conducted on 15 October 1947 at Mirpur, in what is now Pakistan; it lasted 2 months. It was part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, which ran from 1947 to 1949. The recorded result: Siege Successful; State forces abandon Mirpur; Mirpur falls to Azad army. Recorded strength: Two infantry battalions against ≈ 610–560 men.

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Fought15 October 1947lasted 2 months

WhereMirpur, Pakistan33.183N, 73.784E

OutcomeSiege Successful; State forces abandon Mirpur; Mirpur falls to Azad army

BelligerentsAzad Army; Supported by; PakistanagainstDominion of India; Jammu and Kashmir

Part ofIndo-Pakistani War of 1947–19481947 to 1949

Record

Date	15 October 1947 to 24 December 1947
Place	Mirpur, Pakistan 33.183N, 73.784E
Kind	Siege, Cold War
Territorial change	Mirpur becomes part of the territory administered by Pakistan, known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)
Strength	Two infantry battalions	≈ 610–560 men

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

Nearest engagements

Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny 1857, 27 km S
Battle of the Hydaspes 326 BC, 42 km S
Battle of Chamb 1971, 69 km SE
Battle of Nandana 1014, 72 km SW
Battle of Ramnagar 1848, 96 km S

In the same war

After: Siege of Skardu November 1947

Elsewhere in 1947

Siege of Mirpur is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 67 in present-day Pakistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q133877767, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Mirpur, revision 1370743568, 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.