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{{Locations_Infobox | {{Locations_Infobox | ||
|presidency= | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|image= | |image=Ali Musjid, Khyber Pass.jpg | ||
|coordinates= | |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.043972,71.250433&z=12&t=h&hl=en 34.043972°N 71.250433°E] | ||
|altitude= | |altitude= | ||
|presentname= Ali Masjid Fort | |presentname= Ali Masjid Fort | ||
|stateprovince= Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas Federally Administered Tribal Areas] (FATA) | ||
|country= Pakistan | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | ||
}} | }} | ||
== History == | |||
"After the Afghan-Sikh battle at Jamrud in 1837, [[Dost Mohammed|Amir Dost Muhammad Khan]] asserted his claims to supremacy over the Khyber region by erecting the fort at Ali Masjid and placing a permanent garrison in it."<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iqkiRvaDThgC&pg=PA168&dq=Ali+Masjid+Fort&as_brr=3&ei=dQLOSZqfFZmGzgSyypz-Dw State and Tribe in 19th Century Afghanistan] Google Books | |||
==Spelling variants== | |||
Ali Masjid, Ali Musjid | |||
== Military Actions == | |||
[[Occupation of Ali Masjid Fort 1839]]<br>[[Battle of Ali Masjid Fort 1878]] | |||
== External Links == | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Masjid Ali Masjid] Wikipedia. With four images. | |||
*[http://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/holmes/http---example-com-exhibits-sh/item/17641 Afghan War Series 1919. Print 58. A general view of Ali Musjid from the fort] . Ali Musjid, also known as Ali Masjid, is a village in the eastern end of the Khyber Pass about 20 miles west of Peshawar. Randolph Bezzant Holmes Photographs. Duke University Libraries (retrieved 29 May 2014) | |||
*[http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1963-09-633-5 Photograph: Ali Masjid, 1919]. From an [http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/results.php?searchType=simple&acc=1963-09-633 album] of 43 photographs, 1920 (c)-1925 compiled by Major G A Clarke, 12th Pioneers (The Kelat-i-Ghilzie Regiment). National Army Museum (retrieved 29 May 2014) | |||
*[http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/khyber-ropeway-at-ali-masjid/ Postcard: Alimusjid Fort with Ropeway, Khyber Pass] c 1919. andrewgrantham.co.uk (retrieved 29 May 2014) | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Forts]] | |||
[[Category:Forts in Bengal Presidency]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:25, 7 February 2018
| Ali Masjid Fort | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 34.043972°N 71.250433°E |
| Altitude: | |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Ali Masjid Fort |
| State/Province: | Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
History
"After the Afghan-Sikh battle at Jamrud in 1837, Amir Dost Muhammad Khan asserted his claims to supremacy over the Khyber region by erecting the fort at Ali Masjid and placing a permanent garrison in it."
State and Tribe in 19th Century Afghanistan Google Books
Spelling variants
Ali Masjid, Ali Musjid
Military Actions
Occupation of Ali Masjid Fort 1839
Battle of Ali Masjid Fort 1878
External Links
- Ali Masjid Wikipedia. With four images.
- Afghan War Series 1919. Print 58. A general view of Ali Musjid from the fort . Ali Musjid, also known as Ali Masjid, is a village in the eastern end of the Khyber Pass about 20 miles west of Peshawar. Randolph Bezzant Holmes Photographs. Duke University Libraries (retrieved 29 May 2014)
- Photograph: Ali Masjid, 1919. From an album of 43 photographs, 1920 (c)-1925 compiled by Major G A Clarke, 12th Pioneers (The Kelat-i-Ghilzie Regiment). National Army Museum (retrieved 29 May 2014)
- Postcard: Alimusjid Fort with Ropeway, Khyber Pass c 1919. andrewgrantham.co.uk (retrieved 29 May 2014)