Friday, August 24, 2012

Maratha ruled forts in the Punjab

A few forts in the Punjab which came under Maratha rule for a some  months in 1758


Raghoba's letter to Peshwa Balaji Bajirao, 4 May 1758 :
“ Lahore, Multan, Kashmir and other subhas on this side of Attock are under our rule for the most part, and places which have not come under

 our rule we shall soon bring under us. Ahmad Shah Durrani's son Timur Shah Durrani and Jahan Khan have been pursued by our troops, and their troops completely looted. Both of them have now reached Peshawar with a few broken troops. So Ahmad Shah Durrani has returned to Kandahar with some 12-14 thousand broken troops. Thus all have risen against Ahmad who has lost control over the region. We have decided to extend our rule up to Kandahar. "    














1 .  Sirhind    March 1758 









 2 . Lahore   March 1758






One Division of the Maratha troops under the command of Malhar Rao crossed the Yamuna in the end of December, 1757 and sieged the fort of Kunjapura. Abdus Samad Khan. the Sirhind Governor was engaged in fighting with Ala Singh of Patiala. He had besieged a fort of Sunam and imposed a fine on him. On hearing the news of Maratha arrival, he settled terms with Ala Singh and hastened back to Sirhind o
n January 12, 1758.
The Maratha General Raghunath Rao reached Mughal-Ki-Sarai
near Ambala on March 5. Rajpura on 6th and Sarai Banjara on the
7th. Sirhind was sieged on March 9, 1758. Lahore around 20th March , Attock in April   . 










3. Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan --  April 1758 

4. Attock -- April 1758 


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