| Partof: | Dost Mohammad's campaigns |
| Date: | 1843 |
| Place: | Hazarajat |
| Result: | Afghan victory[1]
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| Combatant1: | Emirate of Kabul |
| Combatant2: | Principality of Bamiyan Behsud Dai Kundi Dai Zangi |
| Commander1: | Dost Mohammad Akram Khan[2] |
| Commander2: | Local Amirs |
The Hazarajat Campaign of 1843 began as a result of the post First Anglo-Afghan War situation in Afghanistan. Behsud and Bamiyan had broken away from Afghan rule as a result of the war, and Dost Mohammad sought to reconquer it following his resumption of power in Kabul.
In the First Anglo-Afghan War, deposed Durrani ruler, Shah Shuja Durrani, wished to regain the throne and restore the Sadozai Dynasty in power of Afghanistan once again. Shah Shuja successfully invaded in 1839 with the aid of the British. Shah Shuja would rule from 1839 to 1842 before being defeated by the sons of Dost Mohammad Khan, notably Wazir Akbar Khan. Dost Mohammad was restored to the throne of Kabul following this, and began to plan the re-conquest of territories that had split as a result of the war such as Bamyan and Behsud,[3] as well as aiming to conquer other Hazara tribes in the region.
The campaign began shortly after the failed subjugation attempt of Kunar led by Akbar Khan and Afzal Khan. Mohammad Akram Khan, another son of Dost Mohammad Khan, was assigned a force by Dost Mohammad and he set out in 1843. Akram Khan in a matter of months re-conquered Bamyan and Behsud, and also conquered the Hazara tribes of Dai Kundi and Dai Zangi in the process. When Akram Khan eventually returned to Kabul following the conquest, he brought many gifts for Dost Mohammad including livestock, rugs, and taxes.
Following these conquests, Dost Mohammad Khan was able to expand his realm and later lay claim to territories such as Balkh beyond the Hindu Kush from Bamyan in 1845.