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== Summary ==
Saiyid Ahmad Shah was a Wahabi preacher who came into the Yusafzai territory in 1824 when it was part of the Sikh empire.
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{{Battlemap|war=Hindustani fanatics 1857-58|link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.000479c0a7b28a4a04b91&ll=34.201581,72.453461&spn=0.875692,1.520233&t=p&z=10}}
The '''Hindustani Fanatics''' campaign of 1857-58.
== Summary ==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=FdPFkAsDJVgC&pg=RA2-PA186&lpg=RA2-PA186&dq=Saiyid+Ahmad+Shah&source=bl&ots=MwVgxRiYmO&sig=ZXxKb1XtB2og13Y3ihmImQ5qczc&hl=en&ei=684XS8XyOION4gb_n7jgAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Saiyid%20Ahmad%20Shah&f=false Saiyid Ahmad Shah] was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabi Wahabi] preacher who came into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusufzai Yusafzai] territory in 1824 when it was part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_Empire Sikh Empire]. He stirred the Pathan tribes into rebellion but was defeated by the Sikh army. He then increased his support and by 1829 gained control of Yusufzai and occupied [[Peshawar]]. His Hindustani zealots were once again defeated by the Sikhs and Saiyid Ahmad was killed. His disciples retreated to Sittana under the leadership of Saiyid Akbar.
The Hindustanis came into conflict with the British after the [[1st Sikh War]] when they supported the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanzai Hassanzai] tribesmen in the [[Black Mountain Expedition 1852-53|1st Black Mountain Expedition]]. They were driven from the fort at Kotla in January 1853. In 1857 they were joined by rebel sepoys from the [[55th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|55th Regiment of Bengal Infantry]] and a punitive expedition was mounted against them. They were defeated in a series of engagements and finally destroyed at the [[Battle of Sittana]].
A further confrontation with the Hindudtani Fanatics took place in 1863. See the [[Ambela Campaign]].
== Campaign Force 1858==
''Commanded by [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101006429/ Lt Col Sydney J Cotton]''<br>
*[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]] (450 men)
*12th Punjab Infantry (300 men)<br>
==Campaign actions==
*[[Battle of Shekh Jana]] 2 July 1857
*[[Battle of Narinji]] 21 July & 3 August 1857
*[[Battle of Chinglee]] 26 April 1858
*[[Battle of Panjtar]] 28 April 1858
*[[Battle of Mangal Thana]] 29 April 1858
*[[Battle of Sittana]] 4 May 1858
== External Links ==
[[Category:Hindustani Fanatics| Hindustani Fanatics]]
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|Hindustani Fanatics]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Hindustani Fanatics]]
