Sar-Malang Top, Rustam, Mardan.

Rustam is a valley situated in the east of Mardan District bordering District Swabi and District Buner in District Mardan of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.




The Battle field of Malandri.

This is the historical battle field where the bloodlest battle took place between Mughal emperor Jalal uddin Muhammad Akbar and a Yousafzal Roballians In 1586 A.D. in which the three of the mughal army together faced devastating defeat . According to the mughal writer Commander Shams Uddin Khafi khan , 40 thousand soldiers and Raja Beerbal along with 14 famous fighter commanders were killed in this battle . In which Raja beerbal , Zain khan bitany , ghada baig , Raja dharm chund Shankar , Saced khan , khawaja Arab bakhshi , mula sheri , Mirza bahadar , sheikh junaid , Aman ullah balg , Jan Muhammad bakhsh , sheikh momand , commander fermall , mulaghayuri were Included . That battle was stared when the mughals attacked the yousafzal's to occupy their land . The battle between yousafzal's and mughal army continued for 1 year in the long battle field from Bajawar Hindu Raaj to Abaseen . Thousands of Yousafzals heroes sacrificed for the freedom of their homeland but remained in the battle field . Mughal Emp ror Jalal uddin Muhammad Akbar commanded this battle by his self with his Son Prince Murad from Attaock Fort . Having surrounded the three major armies together in Dara Malandri , with the help of Allah , Veteran Roballians defeated the armies and freed their paradise from moguls Atlast . At that battle , the Yousafzal Rohalians were headed by famous Yousafzai Sardar Malik Kalo Khan while other famous Sardars including Malik Mirwais khan , Malik Makaram Khan , Malik Sultan , Malik Quraish , Malik Bostan , Malik Muhammad Umar Khan , Malik Aladad khan , Malik Sargand Khan , Malik Taos Khan , Malik Ibrahim , Malik Ayub , Malik Misri Khan , Malik Mirza Khan , Malik Bayazid , Malik Asghar Khan , Malik Mukaram , Malik Hussain , Malik Baba All , Malik Jehan Khan , Malik Hindaal , Malik Ayub Khan , Malik Karim dad took part at the battle , who were the powerful and famous Chiefs of their time .

Dr. Farhad Ali Khawar
Researcher & Historian


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