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- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- South Asia
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Overview
After the death of the Punjab governor Zakariyya Khan in 1158/1745 and the ensuing power struggle between his sons, the Afghan Ahmad Shah Durrani launched his first invasion of the Punjab and occupied Lahore in Muharram 1161/January 1748; following a treaty in the winter of 1165/1751-2 the city passed into the Afghan sphere of influence 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Lahore
- Had participant
- Ahmad Shah Durrani
People and things also explored
Badshahi Mosque· al-Duz takes Lahore and is killed· The Mughals cede Lahore and Multan to Ahmad Shah Durrani, 1752· Balban restores Lahore after his accession, 664/1266· Lahore formally annexed to the British empire, March 1849· First written mention of Lahore in the Hudud al-'alam, 372/982· Humayun reoccupies Lahore, Rabi' II 962/February 1555· Iltutmish's forces take Lahore, 613/1217
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 5.2 p. 38
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islam.museum contributors. “Ahmad Shah Durrani occupies Lahore, Muharram 1161/January 1748”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ahmad-shah-lahore-1161/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.