Battle of Peshawar (1758)
| Battle of Peshawar | |||||||||
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| Part of Maratha conquest of North-west India | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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 Durrani Empire | ||||||||
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Raghunathrao Malhar Rao Holkar Charat Singh Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Tukoji Rao Holkar |
Timur Shah Durrani Jahan Khan | ||||||||
The Battle of Peshawar took place on 8 May 1758[2][3][not in citation given][4][5][unreliable source?] between Maratha Empire and the Durrani Empire.[6] The Marathas were victorious in the battle and Peshawar was captured.[7][8] Before that, the fort of Peshawar was being guarded by Durrani troops under Timur Shah Durrani and Jahan Khan. When Raghunathrao, Malhar Rao Holkar and Sikh alliance of Charat Singh and Jassa Singh Ahluwalia left Peshawar, Tukoji Rao Holkar was appointed as the representative in this area of the sub-continent. He along with Sardar Santajirao Wable and Khandoji Kadam defeated the Afghan garrison.[9]
Aftermath[edit]
The Battle of Peshawar took place on 8 May 1758 between Maratha Empire against the Durrani Empire. The Marathas were victorious in the battle and Peshawar was captured. After being defeated by the army of Marathas, Durranis with Jahan Khan and Timur Shah Durrani left the fort and fled to Afghanistan meanwhile Marathas captured and took control of the fort.[10] The Marathas' victory extended their rule to the Afghani border, about 2000 km from Pune.[9][11][12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia, p. 43, at Google Books
- ↑ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (2005). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. New Dawn Press, Incorporated. pp. 236, 256, 260. ISBN 9781932705546. Search this book on
"The province of Multan and northwest frontier were also overrun by Marathas and the forts of Peshawar and Attock were garrisoned by their troops"
- ↑ Pletcher, Kenneth (2010). The History of India. Britannica Educational Pub. p. 198. ISBN 9781615301225. Search this book on
- ↑ Barua, Pradeep (2005). The state at war in South Asia. University of Nebraska Press. p. 55. ISBN 9780803213449.
The Marathas attacked soon after and, with some help from the Sikhs, managed to capture Attock, Peshawar, and Multan between April and May 1758.
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- ↑ https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Chhatrapati_Shivaji/ngCqCQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Peshawar+1758+-wikipedia&pg=PA22&printsec=frontcover Page 22
- ↑ https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Marathas_and_Panipat/TmU9AAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Peshawar%201758%20-wikipedia Page 94
- ↑ https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Chhatrapati_Shivaji/ngCqCQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Battle+of+Peshawar%22+1758&pg=PP1&printsec=frontcover Page 37
- ↑ https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_State_at_War_in_South_Asia/FIIQhuAOGaIC?hl=en&gbpv=0 Page 55 "managed to capture Attock, Peshawar and Multan between April and May"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Third Battle of Panipat by Abhas Verma ISBN 9788180903397 Search this book on . Bharatiya Kala Prakashan
- ↑ War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740-1849
- ↑ Roy, Kaushik. India's Historic Battles: From Alexander the Great to Kargil. Permanent Black, India. pp. 80–1. ISBN 978-8178241098. Search this book on
- ↑ S.R. Sharma (1999). Mughal empire in India: a systematic study including source material. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 763. ISBN 978-81-7156-819-2. Retrieved 30 November 2011. Search this book on
Further reading[edit]
- Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia, p. 43, at Google Books
- Duff, James Grant. A history of the Mahrattas, Volume 2
- War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740–1849, p. 103, at Google Books
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