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Tirah, also spelled Terah (Pashto: تیراہ), also called the Tirah Valley (د تیرا دره), is a mountainous region located in the Orakzai District and the southern part of the Khyber District, positioned between the Khyber Pass and the Khanki Valley in Pakistan. [1]
The Tirah campaign, often referred to in contemporary British accounts as the Tirah expedition, was an Indian frontier campaign from September 1897 to April 1898. Tirah is a mountainous tract of country in what was formerly known as Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Tirah was the scene of the campaign (1897–98) in which the Afrīdī rose in a jihad (holy war) against the British, captured the Khyber posts, and attacked forts near Peshawar. In the hardest campaign since the Second Afghan War, 40,000 British and Indian troops were sent to Tirah.
Sep 16, 2023 · Tirah Valley, nestled in the majestic mountains of Pakistan, is a hidden gem that holds within it an unparalleled beauty and mysterious allure. With its pristine landscapes and untouched wilderness, the valley offers a captivating escape from the chaos of everyday life.
Sep 17, 2024 · Thousands of families in the Tirah Valley vacated their homes in 2013 and lived a miserable 10 years in displacement, only returning when they were given firm assurance by law enforcement...
Dates of the Tirah operation: October 1897 to May 1898. Place of the Tirah: The mountainous area immediately to the south of the Kabul River (all now in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan). Combatants in the Tirah: British and Indian troops against the Afridi and Orakzai Pathan tribes on the Afghanistan border with British India.
The Battle of Saragarhi was a last-stand battle fought before the Tirah Campaign between the British Indian Empire and Afghan tribesmen. [8] On 12 September 1897, an estimated 12,000 – 24,000 Orakzai and Afridi tribesmen were seen near Gogra, at Samana Suk, and around Saragarhi, cutting off Fort Gulistan from Fort Lockhart.
The Tirah Expedition was organised as a response to this threat to British Imperial prestige and the approaches to British India. Their nominal target was the Afridi and Orakzai tribesmen who had moved South of the Khyber Pass.
Tirah Valley is located in the Khyber Pass region of Pakistan. It can be reached by air from Islamabad to Kohat and then a local taxi or bus to the Valley. Alternatively, one can take a train from Peshawar to Kohat.
Typescript diary formed of extracts from letters by Surgeon Captain Alfred E. Master, Army Medical Service, re campaigning with the Queens Regiment against the Afridi tribes on the North-West Frontier of India (The Tirah Campaign). Wellcome Library Digital Collection, catalogue reference RAMC/185.
