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After the death of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] viceroy of [[Lahore]], [[Zakariya Khan Bahadur]] his two sons [[Yahya Khan Bahadur]] and Mian Shah Nawaz Khan the [[Emir]] of [[Multan]], fought each other during for succession. after defeating his elder brother [[Mian Shah Nawaz Khan]], declared himself the ''Mughal viceroy of Punjab'', this weakness was quickly exploited by [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] who initiated another campaign with 30,000 [[cavalry]] to assist Shah Nawaz Khan, who was resented for tax-evasion in the Mughal imperial court and opposed by the [[Grand Vizier]] [[Qamar-ud-Din Khan Bahadur]], who was the father-in-law of Yahya Khan.
In April 1748, [[Ahmad Shah Abdali]] joined by Shah Nawaz Khan invaded [[Indus River Valley]] prompting [[Muhammad Muradyab Khan (Nawab Sarbuland Khan)|Muradyab Khan Kalhoro]] the [[Subedar]] of [[Sindh]] to dispatch reinforcements to assist the [[Mughal Army]] along the river banks. Prince Ahmad and the respected Grand Vizier Qamar-ud-Din Khan Bahadur, [[Hafiz Rahmat Khan]], [[Safdarjung]], [[Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung II|Intizam-ud-Daula]], [[Nasir Khan]] the former [[Subedar]] of [[Ghazni]] and [[Kabul]], Yahya Khan and [[Ali Muhammad Khan Rohilla]] were dispatched by the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Muhammad Shah]] to command a large [[Mughal Army]] of 75,000 to confront the 12,000 advancing Durrani's. During the [[Battle of Manipur]],<ref>http://books.google.com.pk/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC&pg=PA631&dq=durrani+defeat+1748&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ARW5T7q6DIOcOtGolbQK&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=durrani%20defeat%201748&f=false</ref> in [[Sirhind]] by the river [[Sutlej]] both forces fought a decisive battle and Prince Ahmad was nominally victorious, he was thereupon conferred with the title [[Baghatur|Bahadur]], after a Durrani wagon filled with gunpowder exploded.<ref>http://books.google.com.pk/books?id=AzG5llo3YCMC&pg=PA287&dq=durrani+defeat+1748&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-Bm5T-TmA5HqOf2QpKgK&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBDge#v=onepage&q=durrani%20defeat%201748&f=false</ref> However, the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah seriously mourned the fall of the [[Grand Vizier]] Qamar-ud-Din Khan Bahadur, who was killed by a stray artillery shell during the battle.<ref>http://books.google.com.pk/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC&pg=PA631&dq=durrani+defeat+1748&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ARW5T7q6DIOcOtGolbQK&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=durrani%20defeat%201748&f=false</ref> After Ahmad Shah Durrani's retreat the Mughal aligned [[Khan (title)|Khans]] of: [[Kalat, Pakistan|Kalat]], [[Dera Ghazi Khan]] and [[Dera Ismail Khan]] plotted to murder Ahmad Shah Durrani, who eventually discovered the plot and had them deposed.
However, Qamar-ud-Din Khan Bahadur's son [[Muin-ul-Mulk]] also a recognized war hero from the Battle of Manipur, was placed as the Mughal viceroy of Punjab, by the new Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur. In the year 1750, Muin-ul-Mulk ceded territories to Ahmad Shah Durrani in order to seek an end to all hostilities. However, [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] invaded again in the year 1751 and occupied [[Kashmir]] the opposing [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]]s led by Muin-ul-Mulk were entirely defeated and captured. Ahmad Shah Durrani pardoned captured Mughal viceroy Muin-ul-Mulk due to his courageousness in battle and reappointed Muin-ul-Mulk as his representative with the permission of the Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur.
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==Later Reign==
[[File:Sunehri Masjid in Delhi.jpg|thumb|200px|Sunehri Masjid, outside the southwestern corner of [[Delhi Gate (Lahore)|Delhi Gate]] of [[Red Fort]] was constructed under the supervision of Qudsiya Begum, the wife of the Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur, in 1751.<ref>http://www.indfy.com/delhi/tourist-places-to-visit/mosques/sunehri-masjid.html Sunheri Masjid</ref>]]
[[File:Silver rupee of Ahamad Shah Bahadur.jpg|thumb|left|Silver rupee of Ahamad Shah Bahadur]]
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