Sau-Malik of Gilgit and Chitral and the Mongol War

Sau-Malik of Gilgit and Chitral and the Mongol War More often than not hidden in the annals of history are instances of smaller nations and kingdoms putting up resistance against vast invading armies. This quality is intrinsic to the sons of the Indus basin who’ve long fought against stronger foes, be it of Porus’ battle against Alexander some odd 2300 years ago in the Punjab or the relatively younger show of valor of Sindh’s Hoshu Sheedi against the British in the mid 19th century. One such instance of a local ruler of a…