Battle of Lahore | |||||||
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Part of the Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Durrani Empire | Mughal Empire | ||||||
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Ahmed Shah Durrani |
Ahmad Shah Bahadur Moin-ul-Mulk |
The Battle of Lahore was battle which took place between the invading Ahmed Shah Abdali and Mir Mannu, the Mughal governor of Punjab in 1752. It took place at Lahore in current day Punjab province of Pakistan. After the Mughals were defeated, Abdali decided to retain Mannu as the city's governor on his own behalf.