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The Capture of Peshawar, or more appropriately, the Sikh occupation of Peshawar, took place on 6 May 1834, when the Sikh Empire formally annexed the territory. Peshawar was governed by the Barakzai Sardars — Yar Mohammed Khan, Sultan Mohammed Khan, Sayeed Mohammed Khan and Pir Mohammed Khan.
The Sikh Empire, officially known as Sarkār-i-Khālsa and Khālasa Rāj, [citation needed] was a regional power based in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. [7] It existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and conquered by the British East India Company in the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
The Standoff at the Khyber Pass (1834–1835) was a short conflict from May 1834 to May 1835 between the Sikh forces led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Afghan forces led by Dost Mohammad Khan. The conflict began as the Sikh Empire expanded into Peshawar , deposing the Peshawar Sardars , while also supporting the deposed Durrani dynasty in ...
Katoch–Sikh War (1801) Sikh Empire: Kangra State: Sikh victory: Battle of Kasur (1807) Sikh Empire: Durrani Empire: Sikh victory: Battle of Jammu (1808) Sikh Empire: Dogra Rajput: Sikh victory: Gurkha-Sikh War (1809) Sikh Empire: Kingdom of Nepal: Sikh victory: Siege of Multan (1810) Sikh Empire: Durrani Empire: Sikh victory: Battle of ...
A Sikh state is a political entity that is ruled by Sikhs. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There were various Sikh states, empires, and dynasties, beginning with the first Sikh state established by Banda Singh Bahadur to the Sikh-ruled princely states of British India .
Following the Sikh victory at the Battle of Nowshera, Ranjit Singh re-captured Peshawar. Rather than re-appointing Jehandad Khan of Khattak, Ranjit Singh selected Yar Muhammad Khan to once again rule the region. The Sikh Empire annexed the lower parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region following advances from the armies of Hari Singh Nalwa.
The religious demography of the Sikh Empire was Muslim (80%), Sikh (10%), Hindu (10%). [199] The Sikh Empire's foundations can be traced back to 1707, following Aurangzeb's death and the decline of the Mughal Empire. As the Mughal power waned, the Dal Khalsa, the Sikh army, fought against Mughal remnants, Rajput leaders, Afghans, and Punjabi ...
Katoch–Sikh war Sikh Empire. Kangra State. Sikh victory 1809 Nepal–Sikh war: Sikh Empire and Kangra State Kingdom of Nepal: Sikh victory 1812 Battle of Anandpur Sahib (1812) Sikh Empire Kahlur State: Sikh victory 1813 Battle of Guler Sikh Empire Guler State: Sikh victory 1815 Battle of Nurpur Sikh Empire Nurpur Kingdom: Sikh victory