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{{See also|Battle of Attock, 1758|Battle of Peshawar|Battle of Lahore (1759)}} | {{See also|Battle of Attock, 1758|Battle of Peshawar|Battle of Lahore (1759)}} | ||
[[Malharrao Holkar]], [[Raghunathrao]], Shamsher Bahadur, Gangadhar Tatya, Sakharambapu, Naroshankar and Maujiram Bania attacked Delhi on 11 August 1757 and defeated [[Najib Khan]] and Ahmed Khan became the Mir Bakshi in his place. In March, 1758, they conquered Sarhind. On 20 April 1758, Malharrao Holkar and Raghunathrao attacked and conquered [[Lahore]]. Tukojirao Holkar conquered [[Attock]] and [[Peshawar]]. In Lahore, as in [[Delhi]], the Marathas were now major players. The Maratha Empire had reached its peak, the empire's territories covered almost half of [[South Asia]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} | [[Malharrao Holkar]], [[Raghunathrao]], Shamsher Bahadur, Gangadhar Tatya, Sakharambapu, Naroshankar, Sidhojiraje Gharge-Desai-Deshmukh and Maujiram Bania attacked Delhi on 11 August 1757 and defeated [[Najib Khan]] and Ahmed Khan became the Mir Bakshi in his place. In March, 1758, they conquered Sarhind. On 20 April 1758, Malharrao Holkar and Raghunathrao attacked and conquered [[Lahore]]. Tukojirao Holkar conquered [[Attock]] and [[Peshawar]]. In Lahore, as in [[Delhi]], the Marathas were now major players. The Maratha Empire had reached its peak, the empire's territories covered almost half of [[South Asia]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} | ||
This was followed by the third battle of Panipat. Losses at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 suspended further expansion of the empire in the North-west of India and reduced the power of the [[Peshwa]]s. | This was followed by the third battle of Panipat. Losses at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 suspended further expansion of the empire in the North-west of India and reduced the power of the [[Peshwa]]s. | ||