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[54] [33] The Sikh forces then marched and fought a severe battle with the Durranis at Harnaulgarh, a place 30 miles from Sirhind. The Sikhs secured a decisive victory at Harnaulgarh by driving away the Afghans and the defeated governor of Sirhind, Zain Khan Sirhindi, was forced to pay tribute of Rs. 50,000 to the Sikhs as a penalty for his ...
The Sikhs retook Lahore only to lose it to the Afghans by 12 April 1752. [4] The Sikhs used guerilla warfare to try to oust the Afghans from Punjab. [8] In November 1757, the Sikhs were defeated by the Afghan army at Battle of Amritsar (also known as the Battle of Gohalwar), under the command of Timur Shah Durrani, son of Ahmad Shah Durrani. [9]
Sikh victory: Siege of Multan (1848–1849) 19 April 1848 – 22 January 1849 Second Anglo-Sikh war: Sikh Empire: British East Indian Company: British victory:
The Sikh–Wahhabi War or Sayyid Ahmad's Holy War against the Sikhs, [5] was fought between the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Wahhabi movement led by Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi. The conflict arose from Sayyid Ahmad's attempts to establish an Islamic state in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent based on the Sharia law .
Establishment of Sikh rule from Lahore to the sanctum sanctorum of Delhi Sucha Nand killed by Banda Singh Bahadur and thousands of Mughal soldiers killed by Sikhs and those people who are involved in martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh younger sons ( Saka Sirhind affair)
Niazi (Niāzī; IPA: [niːˈɑːziː], Pashto: نيازي), Niazai or Niyazai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes which resides in Afghanistan and northwestern part of Pakistan. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Origin
The Sikh population has steadily grown in the U.S. since the late 19th century, contributing to industries like agriculture, health and arts, according to the nonprofit Kaur Foundation ...
Meanwhile, Sikh militias controlled Punjab and the era of political anarchy and economic misery ended only after Maharaja Ranjit Singh united Sikh forces and founded the Sikh Empire (1799–1849 AD). He was a secular leader under whom Punjab blossomed again. With Afghans out, Shias of Punjab started to take out processions.