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'The Siege of Mooltan', 1849. Moolraj's elephant struck with a cannonball. Corporal John Ryder of the (European) Bombay Fusiliers later wrote of the city after the siege, Mountains of dead lay in every part of the town, and heaps of human ashes in every square, where the bodies had been burnt as they were killed. Some were only half-consumed.
In early 1818, Ranjit Singh ordered Misr Diwan Chand to rendezvous on the south-west frontier of the Sikh Empire to make preparations for an expedition against Multan. By January 1818, the Sikh Empire had established an extensive supply chain from the capital, Lahore, to Multan, with the use of boat transports to ferry supplies across the Jhelum, Chenab, and Ravi rivers. [11]
Multan was founded by great grandson of Prophet Noah before 3000 BC era, according to the historian Firishta. It was home to ancient Indo Aryan civilization. [4] According to Hindu tradition the ancient name of Multan was ''Mulasthana'' and the current name Multan was possibly associated with the Mallian people who faced Greek army and were defeated by Alexander the Great's army after a fierce ...
The second Anglo-Sikh war was a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company which took place from 1848 to 1849. It resulted in the fall of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab and what subsequently became the North-West Frontier Province, by the East India Company.
Siege of Multan may refer to, Siege of Multan, 1296–1297, Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Multan. Siege of Multan (1528), Babur annexes Langah dynasty; Siege of Multan (1772) Siege of Multan (1780), Afghans reconquer Multan. Siege of Multan (1810), Sikhs capture Multan and Multan governor realizes tribute. Siege of Multan (1818), Sikhs capture ...
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Multan would remain under Afghan rule until its loss in 1818 to the Sikh Empire, during the Siege of Multan. This phase ended with the death of Timur Shah on 20 May 1793, leading his successor, Zaman Shah Durrani to ascend to the Durrani throne.
During early 1398 Timur's grandson Pir Muhammad set off to India.One of the first cities they entered was Multan.Then Pir Muhammad laid siege to the city of Multan, the siege lasted six months and resulted in a Timurid victory, following a massacre and total destruction of the city.