Sikh attacks on Delhi

Sikh attacks on Delhi
	Part of Mughal–Sikh wars
Date	November 1764 – 12 March 1788
Location	Delhi, Mughal Empire
Result	Sikh victory
Belligerents
Sikh Confederacy	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Baghel Singh; Jassa Singh Ahluwalia; Jassa Singh Ramgarhia; ; Tara Singh Ghaiba; Charat Singh	Shah Alam II; Najib ad-Dawlah; Ghulam Qadir; Zabita Khan; Zain Khan Sirhindi †; Prince Mirza Shikoh; Najaf Quli Khan

Sikh attacks on Delhi were common in the second half of the 18th century.^[1] The Sikhs attacked Delhi 19 times between 1766 and 1788.^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ McLeod, W. H.; Fenech, Louis E. (2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 97. ISBN 9781442236011.
^ Syed, Muzaffar H. (2022). "Later Mughals: Sikh Raids". History of Indian Nation: Medieval India. Vol. 2. K. K. Publications. p. 197. Trouble with the Sikhs was endless; they raided as far as Delhi practically every year for money and possessions. They entered Delhi three times in 11 years from 1772 to 1783–in 1772, 1778 and 1783 with underhand help from the then wazirs of Shah Alam Il There was ongoing warfare with the Sikhs who were marauding in eastern Punjab and plundering the Rohilla, Mewar (Rajput) and Jat lands. During Shah Alam's reign the Sikhs fought not just with the Mughals, but with the Marathas, Rajputs, and Rohillas.
^ Dhavan, Purnima (2011). "Notes pp. [129–132]". When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. U.S.A.: Oxford University Press. p. 216. ISBN 9780199756551. By the end of 1786, Sikh raids extended toward Delhi and the upper Gangetic plains, still nominally under Mughal protection, but also an area from which the Rohilla Afghans and Marathas collected periodic tribute.
^ Mittal, Satish Chandra (1986). "The Ascendency of the Sikhs". Haryana, a Historical Perspective. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. pp. 5–7.

[1] McLeod, W. H.; Fenech, Louis E. (2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 97. ISBN 9781442236011.

[2] Syed, Muzaffar H. (2022). "Later Mughals: Sikh Raids". History of Indian Nation: Medieval India. Vol. 2. K. K. Publications. p. 197. Trouble with the Sikhs was endless; they raided as far as Delhi practically every year for money and possessions. They entered Delhi three times in 11 years from 1772 to 1783–in 1772, 1778 and 1783 with underhand help from the then wazirs of Shah Alam Il There was ongoing warfare with the Sikhs who were marauding in eastern Punjab and plundering the Rohilla, Mewar (Rajput) and Jat lands. During Shah Alam's reign the Sikhs fought not just with the Mughals, but with the Marathas, Rajputs, and Rohillas.

[3] Dhavan, Purnima (2011). "Notes pp. [129–132]". When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. U.S.A.: Oxford University Press. p. 216. ISBN 9780199756551. By the end of 1786, Sikh raids extended toward Delhi and the upper Gangetic plains, still nominally under Mughal protection, but also an area from which the Rohilla Afghans and Marathas collected periodic tribute.

[:1-4] Mittal, Satish Chandra (1986). "The Ascendency of the Sikhs". Haryana, a Historical Perspective. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. pp. 5–7.

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