Ahmad Shah is too preoccupied with the …
Years: 1757 - 1757
Ahmad Shah is too preoccupied with the rebellion of Nasir Khan Baluch, to the west, to devote attention to the threat in the east, when an alliance of Mughals, Sikhs, and Marathas pose the first concerted challenge to to his authority in the Punjab.
Thus, under the force of attacks from Sikhs and Marathas, Ahmad Shah's son Timur, appointed governor of the Punjab, is forced in 1757 to retreat from Lahore to Peshawar.
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- Pashtun people (Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, or Pathans)
- Sikhs
- Mughal Empire (Delhi)
- Maratha Empire
- Durrani Empire
