Swat

Swat, a river in Kafiristan (q.v.), joining the Kabul river near Peshawar. In 1897 the 'Mad Mullah,' proclaiming himself the successor by divine selection of the Akhund of Swat, who died in high reputation about 1878, roused the tribes inhabiting the Swat valley to a holy war against the infidels. They attacked the British camp at Malakand, but were repulsed. The disturbance, however, spread through the neighbouring tribes, including the Buners, Waziris, Urakzais, and Afridis, and resulted in the frontier war which terminated with the brilliant engagement at Dargai, 20th October 1897.