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1897–98 frontier campaign in British India
The Tirah campaign, often referred to in contemporary British accounts as the Tirah expedition, was an Indian frontier campaign from September 1897 to
Tirah_campaign
Region in north-western Pakistan
Tirah, also called the Tirah Valley (Urdu: وادئ تیراہ; Pashto: د تیرا دره), and sometimes spelled Terah (Pashto: تیراہ), is a mountainous region located
Tirah
War memorial in Oxford, England
The Tirah Memorial is a war memorial in Bonn Square, Oxford, England. It commemorates soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry who died
Tirah_Memorial
Valley in Khyber Agency, Pakistan
Maidan, or Tirah Maidan, is a remote valley located in the Tirah region in Khyber Agency, Pakistan. Maidan lies at an elevation of about 7,400 ft (2,300
Maidan_(Tirah)
Filipino girl group formed in 2023
Baby - song and lyrics by Baby Dolls". Retrieved May 23, 2026. "Dulce Tirah Tirah - song and lyrics by Baby Dolls". Retrieved May 23, 2026. "Baby Dolls
Baby_Dolls
Pakistani airstrike in Tirah
On 22 September 2025, Pakistani jets carried out an airstrike in Tirah, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killing at least 30 civilians. The Pakistani military did not
September 2025 Tirah airstrike
September_2025_Tirah_airstrike
Deadly shooting against protestors in Tirah Valley, Pakistan
The 2025 Tirah Valley firing protesters in Bagh Maidan, Tirah, Pakistan were fired upon on 27–28 July 2025 by unknown assailants, resulting in several
2025_Tirah_Valley_shooting
The Battle of Sampagha pass or the Battle of Tirah took place in 1619 between the forces of the Mughal Empire under Mahabat Khan and the tribal followers
Battle of Sampagha Pass (1619)
Battle_of_Sampagha_Pass_(1619)
Joint-military operation involving Pakistan against armed insurgent groups
forces, aided by Frontier Corps, to flush out TTP and LeI militants from the Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency. At least four Pakistani soldiers and 14 insurgents
Operation_Rah-e-Shahadat
Pakistani administrative area
with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018, it became a district. It ranges from the Tirah valley down to Peshawar. It borders Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan to
Khyber_District
1897 last stand battle in the British Raj
The Battle of Saragarhi was a last-stand battle fought before the Tirah Campaign between the British Indian Empire and Afghan tribesmen. On 12 September
Battle_of_Saragarhi
Index of conflicts with the same name
Expedition (1897–1898) Siege of Malakand (1897) Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah Campaign (1897–1898) Mahsud Waziri blockade (1900–1902) Operations in the
Anglo-Afghan_War
Pashtun tribe
The Orakzai people predominantly speak Pashto. The Orakzai belong to the Tirah valley located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Orakzais inhabit the mountains
Orakzai
British Indian Army general (1866–1919)
cavalry and also as an intelligence officer, Macandrew fought through the Tirah campaign in India in 1897 and 1898, and then served as a staff officer during
Henry_Macandrew
Mountain ridge in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan, commanding the southern boundary of Tirah. The ridge lies between the Khanki Valley on the north and the Miranzai
Samana_Range
Village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
Sar Tirah (Persian: سرتيره, also Romanized as Sar Tīrah; also known as Sar Gīrah) is a village in Boyer Ahmad-e Garmsiri Rural District, in the Central
Sar_Tirah
Language group within Indo-Aryan language family
Afghanistan in the late 20th-century, by descendants of migrants expelled from Tirah by the Afridi Pashtuns in the 19th century. Georg Morgenstierne claimed
Kohistani_languages
Recipient of the Indian Order of Merit
portrayed by Randeep Hooda for the book cover of The 36th Sikhs in the Tirah Campaign 1897-98 – Saragarhi and the defence of the Samana forts by Amarinder
Ishar_Singh_(havildar)
Great Afghan (Pashtun) leader and founder of Pashto literature and Roshani Movement
leader of the Roshani movement. The Roshani followers in Waziristan, Kurram, Tirah, Loya Paktia, Loy Kandahar (including Kasi tribesmen), and Nangarhar continued
Pir_Roshan
Armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
Corps, under its commander Lieutenant-General Jan Aurkzai, entered the Tirah Valley in the Khyber Agency for the first time since Pakistan's independence
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa
Ethnic group in Pakistan
تيراهي) are an Indo-Aryan people who are native and original inhabitants of Tirah valley. They are closely related to their Dardic neighbours and speak Tirahi
Tirahi
Airstrikes on insurgents in the War in North-West Pakistan
airstrikes refers to multiple airstrikes carried out in Miramshah, Mir Ali and Tirah valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 20 and January 21, 2014. 2014 Bannu
January_2014_FATA_airstrikes
Pakistani counterterrorism operation
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Seven militants were killed in a military operation in Tirah including Pakistani Taliban commanders, Najeeb Abdul Ur Rehman and Ishfaq
Operation_Azm-e-Istehkam
Place in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Kotal Tehsil, Khyber District, Peshawar Division, Pakistan located in the Tirah Valley. This geographic locality is entirely separate and distinct from
Aka_Khel
Pashtun tribe
modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, covering most of the Khyber Pass and Maidan in Tirah. They are the closest to Orakzai in their language, culture and geographic
Afridi
Pakistani military operation
Operation Khyber-2 was aimed to clear the Tirah valley main target being Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. The Tirah Valley consists of deep valleys and high
Operation_Khyber
Pakistani UCAV
strikes using the UCAV, as part of the Khyber-1 military operations in the Tirah Valley. Unmanned combat aerial vehicle GIDS Shahpar GIDS Uqab SATUMA Jasoos
NESCOM_Burraq
1812–1815 conflict in North America
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
War_of_1812
1982 undeclared Argentina–United Kingdom war
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
Falklands_War
1858–1947 Crown rule in India
Commands). Pamir agreement Russia, 1895 The Chitral Campaign (1895), the Tirah campaign (1896–97) Indian famine of 1896–1897 beginning in Bundelkhand.
British_Raj
British Indian Army general (1844–1918)
(1892), the Waziristan field force (1894–5), and the Tirah campaign (1897–8). For his services in Tirah, Gaselee was created a Knight Commander of the Order
Alfred_Gaselee
1775–1783 conflict in North America
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
American_Revolutionary_War
This article is an incomplete outline of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2023 in chronological order. 3 January – Two intelligence officers, including
Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2023
Terrorist_incidents_in_Pakistan_in_2023
Assassin of the Viceroy of British India in 1872
have been selected for any service of danger". Sher Ali was born in the Tirah Valley in the Khyber Agency of the North-West Frontier Province of British
Sher_Ali_Afridi
British Army general (1860–1943)
again in 1898 for his work as deputy assistant adjutant-general in the Tirah Expedition, both on the North-West Frontier of India. He had been promoted
Beauchamp_Doran
Ancient Indo-Aryan language of Gāndhāra
Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, by descendants of migrants expelled from Tirah by the Afridi Pashtuns in the 19th century. Georg Morgenstierne claimed
Gandhari_language
2026 EP by Baby Dolls
Antiporda Martinez 3:40 4. "Oooh Lala Baby" Martinez Martinez 3:04 5. "Dulce Tirah Tirah" Arlen "BlankTape" Mandangan Cielito "Diorap" Diola Martinez 3:06
ZoomBaby_Dolls
Scottish cricketer and British Army officer (1871–1898)
British India, seeing action in the North-West Frontier Province in the Tirah campaign of 1897–98. He was seriously wounded in action during the campaign
Duncan_Napier_(cricketer)
Military unit
took part in numerous operations including the Second Afghan War and the Tirah Campaign in 1897–98. During the First World War, the 21st Kohat Mountain
21st Kohat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
21st_Kohat_Mountain_Battery_(Frontier_Force)
Nawab of Bhopal from 1707 to 1728
Bhopal, the capital of the modern day Madhya Pradesh state. An Afghan from Tirah, Dost Mohammad Khan joined the Mughal Army at Delhi in 1703. He rapidly
Dost_Mohammad_of_Bhopal
Column in Kurram Valley between 1897 and 1898 and then took part in the Tirah expedition. In early 1900 he acted as Colonel on the Staff at Rawalpindi
George Richardson (Indian Army officer)
George_Richardson_(Indian_Army_officer)
Record label
"Maalaala Mo Sana" (Silent Sanctuary) Tracks "Supahdance Interlude" "Dulce Tirah Tirah" (UD4) "Boom Tiyaya Boom" (Vhong Navarro) "Rockin Crazy" (Full Circle
ASAP_Music
16th-century Sufi movement amongst Pashtun tribes
the run, Roshan helped the Afridis and Orakza'is drive the Tirahis from Tirah. According to Antoni de Montserrat, a Portuguese Jesuit who visited India
Roshani_movement
British Indian Army general (1866–1935)
Miranzai Expedition, in 1891, the Chitral Expedition, in 1895, and the Tirah campaign, between 1897 and 1898. During the First World War he saw action
John Hill (Indian Army officer)
John_Hill_(Indian_Army_officer)
Soldier of the First World War
and was born on 3 December 1874 to a Muslim family in the Maidan valley, Tirah, British India, in what is now Pakistan. Mir Dast enlisted in the British
Mir_Dast_Afridi
British Indian soldier (1863–1903)
became an officer. He later served in the Second Afghan War, during the Tirah Campaign. Singh in full dress uniform Sir Pratap Singh and Thakur Hari Singh
Thakur_Hari_Singh
Spin Ghar mountain range to the west of Peshawar and the Maidan Valley in Tirah. The Afridis often clashed with the British Indian Army during British Raj's
Afridi Redshirt Rebellion, Indian North West Frontier 1930–1931
Afridi_Redshirt_Rebellion,_Indian_North_West_Frontier_1930–1931
Square in central Oxford, England
scheme. From 1874 to 2007 the churchyard was a memorial garden, and the Tirah Memorial, the first war memorial erected in Oxford, was appropriately placed
Bonn_Square
1675 battle between Morocco and England
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
Battle_of_Tangier_(1675)
1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
Suez_Crisis
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1874–1916)
of Cornwalls Light Infantry Poona Mounted Infantry 40th Pathans Conflicts Tirah Campaign Third Somaliland Expedition World War I Awards Victoria Cross
Herbert_Augustine_Carter
Astilla. Greco-Turkish War Battle of Dömeke 18 April - 20 May Ottoman victory Tirah Campaign Battle of Saragarhi 12 Sep Battle between twenty-one Sikhs of the
List_of_battles_1801–1900
19th-century conflicts between China and European powers
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
Opium_Wars
1900 rebellion against Company rule in North Borneo
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
Kudat_Raid
South African politician
served with the British Army in India, and saw action in the Burma and Tirah campaigns. He came to South Africa from Ceylon during the Second Boer War
George_Heaton_Nicholls
19th century British military campaign in India
The punishment of the Afridis was deferred till the preparations for the Tirah campaign could be completed. The Mohmand, however, could be immediately
Mohmand_campaign_of_1897–1898
Award
involved in the Siege of Malakand.) Samana 1897 2 August – 2 October 1897 Tirah 1897–98 2 October 1897 – 6 April 1898 Waziristan 1901–02 23 November 1901
India_Medal
Moribund Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan
adults, who are likewise fluent in Pashto. The Tirahis were expelled from Tirah in the present-day Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, by the
Tirahi_language
Scottish general of the Indian Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross
of the Chitral Relief Force, 1895." In 1897 the Guides took part in the Tirah campaign, and the following event took place: During the fighting at Nawa
Robert Adams (Indian Army officer)
Robert_Adams_(Indian_Army_officer)
Indian Muslim rulers (1707–1949)
Khair Muhammad Khan Orakzai of the Mirazi Khel branch of the Orakzais of Tirah Mir Quli Khan siddiqui Mir Hazar Khan siddiqui Sardar Muhammad Jalal Khan
Nawabs_of_Bhopal
Maharaja of Jaipur (1862–1922)
to assist British forces during the Chitral Expedition in 1894–1895, the Tirah campaign in 1897–1898 and in the Second Boer War in 1899–1902. In World
Madho_Singh_II
Pashtun poet, chief and warrior (1613–1689)
various translations from Persian and Arabic into Pashto. He later died in Tirah (in present-day Khyber District of Pakistan). Khushal was born in or about
Khushal_Khattak
Division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
portions occupied by them in the winter months being distinguished as Lower Tīrāh. Tīrāh thus consists of the country watered by the Mastūrah, one of the main
Kohat_Division
British Army officer
I Corps 7th Division 3rd Cavalry Brigade 16th (Queen's) Lancers Conflicts Tirah Campaign Second Boer War Siege of Ladysmith Relief of Ladysmith First World
Military career of Hubert Gough (1914–1915)
Military_career_of_Hubert_Gough_(1914–1915)
Military unit in the British Army
The 1st Battalion then took part in the Chitral Expedition and then the Tirah Campaign; it was during operations on the North West Frontier in October
Gordon_Highlanders
Levantine region north of Galilee during the Late Hellenistic and early Roman periods
Jetur means "enclosure" related to the personal name Ṭur (טור) and the word ṭirah (טירה) denoting an encampment and explicitly used for the Ishmaelite encampments
Iturea
1256-1335 Post-Mongol Empire khanate in Iran
(Fushanj), Ghor, Khaysar, Firuz-Kuh, Gharjistan, Farah, Sistan, Kabul, Tirah, and Afghanistan. Hulegu Khan, third son of Tolui, grandson of Genghis Khan
Ilkhanate
British painter (1856–1931)
primarily on contemporary events such as Piper Findlater at Dargai and the Tirah campaigns. He exhibited two paintings of the latter campaign entitled Missing
Vereker_Monteith_Hamilton
Military unit
had increased to 1,475. The Kurram Militia first saw action during the Tirah Campaign in late 1897. On 1 September Orakzai tribesmen attacked a militia
Kurram_Militia
War 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia First Mohmand Campaign Boxer Rebellion Tirah Campaign British expedition to Tibet Sudan Campaign World War I Waziristan
List of regiments of the Indian Army (1922)
List_of_regiments_of_the_Indian_Army_(1922)
City and Tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
1917. The Dargai Heights were the site of a famous engagement during the Tirah campaign on 20 October 1897. The heights, held by Afridi tribesmen, were
Dargai
(1897–1898) Malakand Uprising (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Bazar Valley (1908) Mohmand Blockade (1916–1917) Waziristan
List_of_Anglo-Indian_wars
Pakistani cricketer
Ilyas was a well-known spiritual figure in Bhutan Sharif, a locality in the Tirah Valley. His other grandfather, Sahibzada Abdul Baqi, was given the title
Ashfaq_Afridi
Park in Dorchester, Dorset, England
The Tirah Memorial, a stone obelisk erected in 1899, is a memorial to men of the 1st Battalion of the Dorset Regiment who had died in the Tirah Campaign
Borough_Gardens,_Dorchester
British Army general
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) on 11 January 1899. He saw action in the Tirah campaign, the Second Boer War and the First World War for which he was appointed
Walter_Maxwell-Scott
India Robert Adams Corps of Guides Tirah Campaign 17 August 1897 Swat, India Hector MacLean Corps of Guides Tirah Campaign 17 August 1897* Swat, India
List of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign
List_of_Victoria_Cross_recipients_by_campaign
British Indian Army general
Major-General Sir William George Lawrence Beynon, KCIE, CB, DSO (5 November 1866 – 9 February 1955) was a British Indian Army officer. British forces commanded
William Beynon (Indian Army officer)
William_Beynon_(Indian_Army_officer)
1848–49 conflict between the British and Sikh empires
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
Second_Anglo-Sikh_War
1675–78 war in New England
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
King_Philip's_War
Town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
India, v. 16, p. 135. Khyber – Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 303. Tīrāh – Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 390. "Tree in Pakistan remains
Landi_Kotal
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
expedition; and on the north-west frontier in 1897–8, including the Mohmand and Tirah campaigns. Promoted major in 1895, he took command of the 28th Bombay Infantry
William_St_Lucien_Chase
Regiment of the Indian Army
the Dargai Heights on 20 October 1897 during the Tirah Campaign. The battalion was part of the Tirah Field Force intended to put down a large tribal revolt
3rd_Gorkha_Rifles
British invasion of the Kingdom of Benin
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
Benin_Expedition_of_1897
Irish surveyor and soldier
Ernest Tandy were his younger brothers. He served as a field engineer in the Tirah campaign and joined the Survey of India in 1898. During WW1 he spent a period
Edward_Aldborough_Tandy
Ancient region and civilaztion in South Asia
Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, by descendants of migrants expelled from Tirah by the Afridi Pashtuns in the 19th century. Georg Morgenstierne claimed
Gandhara
1896 military conflict in East Africa
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
Anglo-Zanzibar_War
Place in Punjab, Pakistan
that his ancestors came down from Tirah in Khyber Agency and settled in Bhopal in central India. His mother was from Tirah while his father was an Uzbek who
Dhamiak
1839–1842 war between the United Kingdom and China
Expedition (1897) Siege of Malakand (1897) First Mohmand campaign (1897–1898) Tirah campaign (1897–1898) Six-Day War (1899) Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901) Second
First_Opium_War
Princely State of India
Sahibzada Obeidullah Khan, was deputed on political duty to Peshawar during the Tirah campaign of 1897. In 1899–1900, the state suffered much distress due to
Tonk_State
British officer and administrator
Police, based on advice from Robert Henry Meade. He saw action during the Tirah campaign (1897–1898) and was promoted to captain on 3 August 1898. Following
Adrian_Grant_Duff
Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
megawatts, located across Bara River at the confluence of Mastura River in Tirah Valley, Khyber District, Peshawar Division, Pakistan. It is part of a wider
Bara_Dam
War 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia First Mohmand Campaign Boxer Rebellion Tirah Campaign British expedition to Tibet Sudan Campaign World War I Waziristan
List of regiments of the Indian Army (1903)
List_of_regiments_of_the_Indian_Army_(1903)
Military unit
of Tofrek and Suakin in the Mahdist War, the Chitral Expedition and the Tirah Campaign and World War I. During World War I they were part of the 8th (Jullundur)
15th_Ludhiana_Sikhs
British Army Officer
served with his regiment on the North West Frontier of India and in the Tirah Expedition of 1897–98, following which he was promoted to captain on 13
Travers_Clarke
War memorial in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
the battalion took part: The Black Mountain Expedition of 1888 and the Tirah Campaign of 1897–98, this memorial has been erected by their comrades".
Royal Sussex Memorial, Eastbourne
Royal_Sussex_Memorial,_Eastbourne
Irish illustrator and photographer
newspaper as a special artist and photographer. In 1898, he covered the Tirah Campaign in India and went on to Sudan for the campaign culminating in the
René_Bull
1824–1900 series of wars in West Africa
Ashantee Campaign. London: Smith, Elder & Co. Henty, George A (1904). Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti. – historical fiction
Anglo-Ashanti_wars
Iranian ethnic group
through the Attan dance. There is also a minority of Pashto speaking Sikhs in Tirah, Orakzai, Kurram, Malakand, and Swat. Due to the ongoing insurgency in Khyber
Pashtuns
Afghan tribal warfare battle in 1674
at Kohat. A subsequent jirga decided that Khushal Khan should proceed to Tirah rather than pursue the Kohat objective further. Historians have noted that
Battle_of_Kohat
British Indian Army officer. He served as a press correspondent during the Tirah campaign, and was commandant 89th Punjabis in the First World War, participating
Leslie_Warner_Yule_Campbell
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