siege, medieval

Siege of Lohkot

Name: Siege of Lohkot
Location: Kashmir Valley, India

Siege of Lohkot was a siege conducted in 1015 at Kashmir Valley, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kashmir Valley. The recorded result: Inconclusive. See § Aftermath.

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Fought1015

WhereKashmir Valley, India34.050N, 74.800E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeInconclusive. See § Aftermath

BelligerentsGhaznavid EmpireagainstLohara dynasty

Record

Date	1015 (year precision)
Place	Kashmir Valley, India 34.050N, 74.800E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Casualties and losses		Mahmud suffered heavy casualties while retreating to Ghazni
Commanders	Mahmud of Ghazni	Sangramaraja

Placed at Kashmir Valley; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Badgam 1947, 7.7 km SW
Battle of Shopian 1819, 37 km S
Siege of Mirpur 1947, 135 km SW
Battle of Chamb 1971, 140 km S
Siege of Skardu 1947, 158 km NE

Elsewhere in 1015

Battle of Bitola North Macedonia
Siege of Qal'at Bani Hammad Algeria
Battle of Chelif River Algeria
Hammadid capture of Béja (1015) Tunisia
Viking campaign in northern Portugal Portugal

Siege of Lohkot is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125758750, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lohkot (1015), revision 1374663623, 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.