At a glance
- Era
- The Colonial Era
- Region
- South Asia
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Sides
The Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh
The Afghan garrison of Multan
Overview
Ranjit Singh took the city of Multan in 1818 after long warfare with the Durranis over the region, and Sikh rule settled on it 1.
Diwan Sewan Mal
Diwan Sewan Mal governed Multan between 1821 and 1844, extending his influence over a number of adjacent areas 1.
The end of Sikh rule
Sikh rule stayed stable until Ranjit Singh's death in 1839; in 1845 the British began their campaign against the disintegrating state and occupied the city in 1848 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Multan
People and things also explored
The Arghuns take Multan into the Mughal orbit, 1526· The British take Multan, 1848-1849· The Mughals cede Lahore and Multan to Ahmad Shah Durrani, 1752· Mu'izz al-Din wrests Multan from the Qarmatians· Iltutmish takes Multan from Qabacha, 625· The Langah sultanate rises at Multan, 1437· Mahmud of Ghazna's Multan campaigns, 396 and 401· The Mongol raids on the Multan marches
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 7 p. 603
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ranjit Singh's conquest of Multan, 1818”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ranjit-singh-multan-1818/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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