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Battle of Lahore | |||||||
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Part of the Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ahmad Shah Durrani Jahan Khan Jalhe Khan (Defected from the Mughal army) |
Shah Nawaz Diwan Kaura Mal Adina Beg Khan Khwajah Asmatullah Khan † Lachin Beg Jalhe Khan (Initially) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
18,000—40,000[1][2][3] | 70,000 |
The Battle of Lahore was fought between Afghan forces under Ahmad Shah Durrani and Mughal forces under Shah Nawaz on 11 January 1748.[4] Zakriya Khan, the Mughal Governor of Lahore, died in 1745 and was succeeded by his son, Yahya Khan.[5] Yahya Khan's governorship over Lahore was soon challenged by his brother, Shah Nawaz, who was the governor of Multan.[5] This resulted in a war between the two brothers, lasting from November 1746 to March 1747.[5] The war was won by Shah Nawaz, who soon usurped the governorship of Lahore.[6] Shah Nawaz would go on to appoint Kaura Mal as his diwan and recognized Adina Beg Khan as the Faujdar of the Jalandhar Doaba.[6] Shah Nawaz used his captive brother as a bargaining tool in order to get recognition from the Delhi government. However, following Yahya Khan's escape from captivity, Shah Nawaz sought help from abroad.[6][5] He turned to Ahmad Shah Durrani, who had just taken the city of Kabul from the Mughals.[5][7] Ahmad Shah agreed to assist him, and left Peshawar in December 1747.[7][8][6] However, Shah Nawaz then changed his allegiance back to the Mughals, and fought a battle against Ahmad Shah near Lahore.[4] The battle was won by the Afghans, who briefly occupied the city of Lahore.[9]
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