| Capture of Peshawar | |||||||||
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| Part of Afghan-Sikh Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Sikh Empire | Peshawar Sardars | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Hari Singh Nalwa Maharaja Ranjit Singh Mahan Singh Mirpuri Khushal Singh Jamadar Tej Singh Misr Sukh Raj | Sultan Mohammad Khan | ||||||||
The Capture of Peshawar, or more appropriately, the Sikh occupation of Peshawar, took place on 6 May 1834, when the Sikh Empire formally annexed the territory. Peshawar was governed by the Barakzai Sardars — Yar Mohammed Khan, Sultan Mohammed Khan, Sayeed Mohammed Khan and Pir Mohammed Khan. They were collectively referred to as the Peshawar Barakzais.[1] The Peshawar Barakzais had broken free of their half-brothers ruling Kabul.[2]
Charles Masson, pseudonym of a deserter from the army of The East India Company was an eyewitness to the event and has left a detailed account.[3]
- ^ Sohan lal Suri. UMDAT-UT-TAWARIKH Volume 3. S.Chand. p. 228. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ Jaques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 790. ISBN 9780313335365. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ Masson, C. (1842). Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan and the Panjab Vol 3. Richard Bentley. pp. 224–9.