Multan

Punjab, Pakistan

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the subcontinent and the fortified key to the south-western Punjab. Its capture in 1818, after a siege of months, opened the Sikh Empire's expansion beyond the Punjab proper.

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Events here

• 1772 — The Bhangi Misl Takes Multan
• 1818 — The Conquest of Multan

People connected: Hari Singh Nalwa, Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Eras: Era 3 — The Misl Period · Era 4 — The Sikh Empire

Last updated: 22 September 2026