Question

Write in brief about.

Raising the Maratha standard at Attock.

Answer 1

1. Najibkhan, a Rohilla chief, did not like the Maratha supremacy in the North.
2. At Najibkhan’s behest, Ahmadshah Abdali invaded India for the fifth time. He captured Delhi and returned to Afghanistan with a huge booty.
3. It is then that, Raghunathrao and Malharrao Holkar marched to the North again and re-captured Delhi. They captured the Punjab and drove out Abdali’s officers right up to Attock (in present-day Pakistan).
4. From Attock, they continued their campaign up to Peshawar but failed to make proper arrangements to look after the newly conquered territory.