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The Maratha-Sikh clashes of 1771–1798 were a series of intermittent conflicts between the Maratha Empire and the Sikh Confederacy, primarily in Northern India. These confrontations were concentrated in the Cis-Sutlej territories and the Upper Gangetic Doab .
In February 1758, Maratha general Raghunath Rao accepted an offer to attack Sirhind. Leading his army, he marched through Ambala, Mughal-di-Sarai, Rajpura, and Sarai Banjara, finally reaching the outskirts of Sirhind on March 9, 1758. As planned, Adina Beg Khan, along with his Sikh allies, joined the Marathas at this location.
The siege of Kunjpura was a 14-day siege in April to May 1772 by Sikh forces led by Sahib Singh against the Mughal coalition forces led by Mughal Ali Khan. Siege ended with a Sikh victory against an allied force of Mughals and Marathas.
Sikh Empire: Emirate of Afghanistan: Disputed [4] 1837 Poonch Revolt: Sikh Empire: Sudhans of Poonch: Sikh victory: Rebellion suppressed Baltistan Expedition (1840) Sikh Empire: Maqpon Dynasty: Sikh victory [5] Baltistan and Skardu annexed to the Sikh Empire First Anglo-Afghan War 1 October 1838 – October 1842 British Empire. East India ...
Mughal Empire: Salher, Mughal Empire: Victory Battle of Bhupalgarh: 7 February – 2 April 1679 Maratha Kingdom: Mughal Empire: Bhupalgarh, Mughal Empire: Defeat Battle of Kalyan: 1682–1684 Maratha Kingdom: Mughal Empire: Kalyan, Mughal Empire: Victory Battle of Ramsej: April 1682–1688 Maratha Kingdom: Mughal Empire: Ramsej, Maratha Kingdom ...
The Afghan–Maratha War was fought between the Afghan Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Maratha Confederacy and the Sikh Confederacy between 1758 and 1761. [1] It took place in north-west India , primarily the region around Delhi and Punjab .
The Marathas had initially defeated the Sikh contingent, and the latter retreated to Rajpura. Sahib Kaur, following an impassioned speech, rallied the Sikhs to return to Patiala and once again fight the Marathas. The next day, the Sikhs attacked the advance guard of the Marathas, who were later reinforced by the remaining army.
The Sikh Empire spanned a total of over 200,000 sq mi (520,000 km 2) at its zenith. [54] [55] [56] Another more conservative estimate puts its total surface area during its zenith at 100,436 sq mi (260,124 km sq). [57] The following modern-day political divisions made up the historical Sikh Empire: Punjab region, to Mithankot in the south