Capture of Peshawar | |||||||||
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Part of Afghan-Sikh Wars | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
![]() | Peshawar Barakzai Sardars | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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]
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