section_path: History/Early modern history/Maratha Empire
section_name: Maratha Empire
paragraph_text: Maratha Empire
  
  The Capture of Peshawar took place in spring of 1758 when Maratha Confederacy in alliance with the Sikhs, defeated the Durrani Empire. Before that, the fort of Peshawar was being guarded by Durrani troops under Timur Shah Durrani and Jahan Khan. When Raghunathrao, Malhar Rao Holkar and Sikh alliance of Charat Singh and Jassa Singh Ahluwalia left Peshawar, Tukoji Rao Holkar was appointed as the representative in this area of the sub-continent.