Sikh attacks on Delhi

Sikh attacks on Delhi
Part of Mughal–Sikh wars
DateNovember 1764 – 12 March 1788
Location
Delhi, Mughal Empire
Result

Sikh victory

  • Excessive plunder of Mughal territory
Belligerents
Sikh Confederacy
Rohillas(from 1787)

Mughal Empire

Commanders and leaders
Baghel Singh
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
Jassa Singh Ramgarhia

Tara Singh Ghaiba
Charat Singh
Zabita Khan(1776)
Ghulam Qadir(from 1787)
Shah Alam II 
Najib ad-Dawlah
Ghulam Qadir(until 1787)
Zabita Khan(until 1776)
Zain Khan Sirhindi 
Prince Mirza Shikoh 
Najaf Quli Khan

Sikh attacks on Delhi were common in the second half of the 18th century. The Sikhs attacked Delhi 19 times between 1766 and 1788.