✦ History

Afghan–Sikh Wars

1748 – 1837

The Durrani Empire and its Afghan successors fought the Sikh Confederacy and later the Sikh Empire for control of Punjab, Kashmir and the Khyber region.

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Battles 6

July 13, 1813
Battle of Attock (1813) Sikh victory Dost Mohammad Khan, Hari Singh Nalwa
March 1818 – June 2, 1818
Siege of Multan (1818) Sikh victory Ranjit Singh, Kharak Singh, Hari Singh Nalwa
July 3, 1819
Battle of Shopian Sikh victory Shopian Ranjit Singh, Kharak Singh, Hari Singh Nalwa
March 14, 1823
Battle of Nowshera Sikh victory Ranjit Singh, Kharak Singh, Sher Singh
May 6, 1834
Capture of Peshawar (1834) Sikh victory Peshawar Ranjit Singh, Hari Singh Nalwa
April 30, 1837
Battle of Jamrud Disputed Jamrud Mohammad Afzal Khan, Hari Singh Nalwa, Mangal Singh Ramgarhia

Key commanders

Afghanistan 2

Mohammad Afzal Khan military commander Akbar Khan military commander

Sikh Empire 8

Hari Singh Nalwa military commander Mangal Singh Ramgarhia military commander Ranjit Singh military commander Kharak Singh military commander Sham Singh Atariwala military commander Sher Singh military commander Baba Deep Singh military commander Jassa Singh Ahluwalia military commander

Yusufzai/Yūsufī 1

Dost Mohammad Khan military commander

Durrani Empire 2

Dost Mohammad Khan military commander Ahmad Shah Durrani military commander