The Siege of Multan was a battle fought between the Sikh forces led by

Jhanda Singh Dhillon ''Maharaja'' Jhanda Singh Dhillon (died 1774) was a Jat Sikh warrior of the late 18th century. Moreover, he was Maharaja of Amritsar, Lahore, Multan, Chiniot, Jhang, Bhera, Rawalpindi, Hasan Abdal, Sialkot and Gujrat. Under Jhanda Singh's leaders ...

and the Afghan forces led by

Shuja Khan Shuja Khan was governor of Multan. He was father of Nawab Muzaffar Khan. Nawab Shuja Khan, the second son of Nawab Zahid Khan, who was twice remained the governor (Subedar) of Multan under Ahmad Shah Durrani's rule. Nawab Shuja Khan founded the Sh ...

Background

After the death of

Hari Singh Dhillon Sardar Hari Singh Dhillon (died 1765) was an 18th century Jat Sikh warrior and the chief of Bhangi Misl. During the formation of the Dal Khalsa (Sikh army) he was acknowledged as leader of Taruna Dal, he was made chief of Bhangi Misl, the most ...

became the chief of the Bhangi Misl. In 1766, he marched to

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

and fought against Shuja Khan. A treaty was concluded with Bhangi chief on one side and Mubarak Khan, the Dautputra chief, and the Multan governor at the other. During 1772, a quarrel arose between the successive governors of Multan, Shuja Khan, Sharif Khan and Sharif Beg Taklu. Sharif Beg had beings looking after Multan since the days of Ahmad Shah Abdali. Sharif Beg sought the help of Jhanda Khan, which was very readily given. When the Sikhs arrived, it had already being eighteen days since besieged.

Battle

After the arrival if Jhanda Singh, he defeated Shuja Khan along with his allies. However, to the utter disappointment of the chief, Multan the pride promotion was divided between Jhanda Singh And Lehra Singh. The Sikhs desired to see the temple of Prahladji situated inside of Multan Fort. The Sikh forces had entered the fort and Sharid Beg tried to flee away. The Sikh chiefs allowed him to retire with his family and property in safety to Tulamba.

Aftermath

The Bhangi Misl ruled over Multan for eight years until

Timur Shah Durrani Timur Shah Durrani (; prs, ;), also known as Timur Shah Abdali or Taimur Shah Abdali (December 1746 – May 20, 1793) was the second ruler of the Afghan Durrani Empire, from November 1772 until his death in 1793. An ethnic Pashtun, he was the se ...

recaptured it in Siege of Multan (1780).

Background

Battle

Aftermath

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