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Ali Masjid Fort

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{{Locations_Infobox
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|image=Ali Musjid, Khyber Pass.jpg
|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=
|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
 
== 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
 
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Forts]]
[[Category:Forts in Bengal Presidency]]

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