Afghan-Maratha War

Afghan-Maratha War
	Part of the Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Date	1758–1761
Location	Punjab and region around Delhi
Result	Afghan victory
Belligerents
Maratha Empire; Sikh Confederacy;	Afghan Empire; Rohilkhand
Commanders and leaders
Sadashivrao Bhau †; Vishwasrao †; Ibrahim Khan Gardi †; Tukoji Rao Scindia †; Shamsher Bahadur †; Raghunath Rao; Sakharam Bapu Bokil; Mahadji Scindia (WIA); Malhar Rao Holkar; Dattaji Scindia †; Tukoji Rao Holkar; Manaji Paygude; Sabaji Scindia; Sidhoji Deshmukh; Narsoji Pandit; Jassa Singh Ahluwalia; Charat Singh; Ala Singh; Adina Beg;	Ahmad Shah Durrani; Timur Shah Durrani; Karim Shah; Wazirullah Khan; Jahan Khan (WIA); Atai Khan †; Ahmad Samad Khan (POW) †; Jangbaz khan (POW); Yakub Ali Khan ; Najabat Khan (DOW); Najib ad-Dawlah (POW); Mian Qutb Shah ; Mulla Aman Khan

The Afghan-Maratha War was fought between the Afghan Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Maratha Empire and the Sikh Confederacy between 1758 and 1761. It took place in north-west India, primarily the region around Delhi and Punjab.

The three year long war ended in a catastrophic defeat for the Maratha Confederacy and north-western Indian subcontinent fell under the control of the Afghan Empire. Eastern parts of the Punjab were under the control of the militant Sikh Confederacy which continued waging wars against the Afghan Empire and later Emirate of Afghanistan following Maratha defeat in the Afghan-Maratha War. Delhi under the Mughal dynasty was placed under the occupation of the Kingdom of Rohilkhand, an Indian kingdom in modern-day western Uttar Pradesh and an ally of the Afghans.

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