Siege of Multan (1772)

Battle of Afghan-Sikh Wars

Siege of Multan

Part of Afghan-Sikh Wars
| Date| 25 December 1772

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Location|

Multan

Result|  Sikh victory
Territorial
changes|  Bhangi Sardars capture Multan
Belligerents

Bhangi Misl

Nakai Misl|  Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders

Jhanda Singh Dhillon
Ganda Singh Dhillon
Lehna Singh Kahlon

Heera Singh Sandhu|  Shuja Khan
Sharif Khan
Sharif Beg Taklu
Strength
Unknown|  Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown|  Unknown

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Afghan–Sikh Wars

* Manupur (1748)
* Amritsar (1757)
* Mahilpur (1757)
* Jalandhar (1757)
* Sirhind (1758)
* Lahore (1758)
* 2nd Lahore (1759)
* Lahore (1760)
* Sialkot (1761)
* Gujranwala (1761)
* Lahore (1761)
* Jandiala (1762)
* Kup (1762)
* Amritsar (1762)
* Harnaulgarh (1762)
* Pipli Sahib (1762)
* Lakhi Jungle (1762)
* Ravi (1762)
* Sialkot (1763)
* Kasur (1763)
* Urmar Tanda (1763)
* Malerkotla (1763)
* Sirhind (1764)
* Rohtas (1764)
* Qarawal (1764)
* Darbar Sahib (1764)
* Jandiala (1764)
* Batala (1764)
* Adinanagar (1764)
* Jullundur (1765)
* Sutlej Ford (1765)
* Nurmahal (1765)
* Kapurthala (1765)
* Beas Ford (1765)
* Gujrat (1765)
* Fatahbad (1766)
* Jhelum Town (1766)
* Amritsar (1767)
* Meerut (1767)
* Lahore (1767)
* Jullundur (1767)
* Rohtas (1767)
* Kunjpura (1772)
* Multan (1772)
* Rohtas (1779)
* Multan (1780)
* Shujabad (1780)
* Attock (1787)
* Rohtas (1795)
* Indus Ford (1795)
* Gujrat (1796)
* Rohtas (1796)
* Attock (1796)
* Lahore (1796)
* Pind Dadan Khan (1796)
* Amritsar (1797)
* Battle near Amritsar (1797)
* Gujrat (1797)
* Sarae Kali (1798)
* Wazirabad (1798)
* Shahdara (1798)
* Near Lahore (1798)
* Amritsar (1798)
* Rogheen (1798)
* Kasur (1798)
* Eminabad (1798)
* Chunian (1798)
* Ravi Ford (1798)
* Battle in centre of Gujrat and Wazirabad (1798)
* Kasur (1807)
* Multan (1810)
* Kashmir (1812-1813)
* Hasan Abdal
* Attock
* Kashmir (1814)
* Multan (1818)
* Shopian
* Mangal
* Mankera
* Taragarh
* Nowshera
* Akora
* Shaidu
* Haidru
* Balakot
* Peshawar
* Ramkani
* Khyber Pass
* Panjtar
* Jamrud

The siege of Multan was a battle fought between the Sikh forces led by Jhanda Singh Dhillon and the Afghan forces led by Shuja Khan.

## Background

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After the death of Hari Singh Dhillon, Jhanda Singh Dhillon became the chief of the Bhangi Misl. In 1766, he marched to Multan and fought against Shuja Khan. A treaty was signed with Bhangi chief on one side and Mubarak Khan the Multan governor on the other.[1][2]

During 1772, a quarrel arose between the successive governors of Multan, Shuja Khan, Sharif Khan and Sharif Beg Taklu. Sharif Beg sought the help of Jhanda Khan, which was given.[3][4] When the Sikhs arrived, it had already been eighteen days since Multan was besieged..[5]

## Battle

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After the arrival of Jhanda Singh, he defeated Shuja Khan along with his allies. Multan was divided between Jhanda Singh and Lehra Singh.[6] The Sikh forces had entered the fort and Sharid Beg tried to flee away. The Sikh chiefs allowed him to flee with his family and property to Tulamba.[5][7]

## Aftermath

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The Bhangi Misl ruled over Multan for eight years until Timur Shah Durrani recaptured it in siege of Multan (1780).

## References

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1. ^ Singha,Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Patiala, India:Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.
2. ^ Harajindara Siṅgha Dilagīra (1997). The Sikh reference book. p. 454\. ISBN 9780969596424.
3. ^ Muḥammad Laṭīf (1891). History of the Panjáb from the Remotest Antiquity to the Present Time. p. 297.
4. ^ Cunningham, Joseph Davey (1918). A History Of The Sikhs From The Origin Of The Nation To The Battles Of The Sutlej. p. 101.
5. ^ a b Hari Ram Gupta (1982). History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls. p. 211.
6. ^ G.S. Chhabra (1960). Advanced study in History of the Punjab. p. 474.
7. ^ Lepel Henry Griffin (1865). The Panjab Chiefs. p. 387.

## See also

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* Nihang
* Martyrdom and Sikhism

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