Grandeur battle of Peshawar Akali Phula Singh
muhammad azim khan in 1823 dost muhammad azim khan peacefully takes on peshawar brother sirdar yar mohammand khan under rule of ranjit singh s raj. muhammad azim khan declares jihad against sikh empire , islamic religious teachers motivated around 25,000 jehadi pathans join under mohammad azim khan army. ranjit singh preparing recapture ancient city sent 2,000 horsemen under kanwar sher singh , diwan kirpa ram check advance of afghans. army division sent under hari singh nalwa first group. next maharajah alongside akali phula singh, sardar desa singh majithia, sardar fateh singh ahluwalia joined , reached attock. sher singh , hari singh crossed attock river via boat bridge , took on jahangira fort after small battle. mohammmad azim khan dispatched army of ghazis under dost muhammad khan , jabbar khan fight against sikhs near jahangira. mohammad azim khan destroyed boat bridge @ attock mahajarah ranjit singh , army not able cross. maharajah ranjit singh started construction of new bridg...