Battle of Multan Akali Phula Singh

maharajah ranjit singh fought numerous battles in multan 1802 1818. in 1805 muzaffar khan sadozi stopped paying taxes sikh kingdom after military defeat agreed pay them happened again , again @ few different occasions through years. last battle of 1818 of prime significance when muzaffar khan again stopped paying taxes , flew jihad flag against khalsa , called muslims of adjoining territories of help. 25,000 sikh soldiers sent multan led hari singh nalwa mokham chand secondary in charge. akali phula singh , shaheedan dal along reinforcements of nihung under sadhu singh , power of zamzama bhangianwala toap played big role in battle , inspiration sikh soldiers fight bravery.

the sikhs begin preparing battle in january 1818 , battle fought march june later year. indus river used transport heavy artillery. akali phula singh brought jatha , joined sikh army after kharak singh bought forces. prince kharak singh urged akali phula singh rest akali phula singh disagreed , said rest after taking on fort. muzaffar khan had 13,000 troops inside famous multan fort. sikhs first captured khangarh , muzaffargarh. sikhs besieged multan fort. arrangements made appeal stop war , give muzaffar jagirship elsewhere muzaffar backed out @ final stages. there rally of many attacks sikh heavy guns each time breaches filled afghans. hundreds of sikhs continued lose lives battle prevailed. @ time of rest sadhu singh akali dashed near breach in wall killed pathan guards , entered fort. shouting sat sri akal other sikh soldiers rushed behind him. hand hand sword fighting striking inside fort.

muzaffar khan , 5 of sons killed while remaining 2 sons imprisoned , later given 2,400 rupees , large piece of land near sukherpaur. sikh army suffered 1,900 casualties , 12,000 muslims killed 4,000 sikhs. multan incorporated sikh empire. victory meant there no longer afghan presence in punjab , sikhs gained major centre of trade. maharajah ranjit cerebrated 8 days , freely gave out lots of wealth throughout both lahore , amritsar. akali phula singh fought hard when returned hand swelled sword handle stuck hand , had removed great difficulty upon return. had stitch minor war wounds recovered.