Maratha conquest of Punjab

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18th-century conflict military campaign

The Maratha conquest of Punjab was an 18th-century military campaign in which the Maratha Empire extended its control into the Punjab region, challenging Afghan influence and setting the stage for later conflicts with the Durrani Empire.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Expansion of Maratha power in North India	1
Maratha conquest of Punjab canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century conflict ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
ally	Adina Beg Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh misls NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandedBy	Malhar Rao Holkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Raghunath Rao NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictBetween	Durrani Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Maratha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh misls NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1758 ⓘ
followedBy	Durrani reconquest of Punjab ⓘ Third Battle of Panipat NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	Adina Beg Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ahmad Shah Durrani NERFINISHED ⓘ Durrani Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Malhar Rao Holkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Maratha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Raghunath Rao NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh misls NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	decline of Mughal Empire ⓘ rise of regional powers in India ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
involved	advance towards Peshawar ⓘ capture of Sirhind ⓘ siege of Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainObjective	to dislodge Afghan influence from Punjab ⓘ to extend Maratha suzerainty to the Indus ⓘ
opponent	Afghan forces ⓘ Ahmad Shah Durrani NERFINISHED ⓘ Durrani Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Maratha–Durrani conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Maratha expansion into northern India ⓘ
result	expulsion of Durrani garrisons from parts of Punjab ⓘ extension of Maratha influence to the northwest ⓘ temporary Maratha control over Punjab ⓘ
significance	brought Marathas into direct conflict with Ahmad Shah Durrani ⓘ contributed to later Sikh consolidation in Punjab ⓘ set the stage for the Third Battle of Panipat ⓘ weakened Afghan hold over Punjab temporarily ⓘ
startDate	1758 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ Multan NERFINISHED ⓘ Peshawar region NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirhind NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Subject: Maratha conquest of Punjab
Description of subject: The Maratha conquest of Punjab was an 18th-century military campaign in which the Maratha Empire extended its control into the Punjab region, challenging Afghan influence and setting the stage for later conflicts with the Durrani Empire.

Referenced by (2)

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Durrani–Maratha War → precededBy → Maratha conquest of Punjab ⓘ

Malhar Rao Holkar → notableWork → Maratha conquest of Punjab ⓘ

this entity surface form: Expansion of Maratha power in North India