The Stratagem of Peshawar was a campaign of the Durrani empire led by Azim Khan Barakzai against the Nawab of Amb, Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli.Imperial Gazette of India Page Number 218Gulham Nabi Khan Al-Afghan Tanoli Page Number 32-42. Azim Khan who was the half-brother of Dost Muhammad Khan, the King of Afghanistan.Al-Afghan Tanoli Gulham Nabi Khan Archive Page 20-28.
Azim Khan invited Mir Nawab to settle the dispute between Amb and Durrani, but Azim Khan was actually readying for a battle there. When Mir Nawab and his few soldiers reached Jamrud, Azim Khan attacked Mir Nawab's army by encircling their army. The army of Mir Nawab was at a positional disadvantage on the battlefield against the guns and cannon of Azim Khan Barakzai.
As result, Mir Nawab Khan Tanoli was killed, resulting in a major loss to the Kingdom of Amb, which was already greatly embattled against the Sikh Empire. The Nawab of Amb lost their territory and was wiped out.Tarikh-e- Hazara by Sher Bahadur Khan Punni Section Tanoli and Azim Barakzai
Main Reason Behind war The main reason for the war was a tax dispute that arose when Azim Khan's mother was traveling to Kashmir via Tanwal.
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