15,000 to relieve the city of Multan. Timur Shah left Bahwalnapur and met the Sikh force at Shujabad, where a battle was fought on 8 February 1780. The Sikhs were defeated and lost 2,000 men which were killed or wounded. The Sikh force fled to Lahore and Timur Shah dispatched a force of 20,000 men in pursuit of them. The force overtook the Sikhs at Hujra Muqim Khan, 40 miles west of Lahore, and Timur Shah's force returned to Multan. From Shujabad, Timur Shah returned to Lahore and stormed the city, which fell. Timur Shah ordered a massacre in the city, and the remaining Sikh force of 7,000 in the city withdrew to the fort of Multan, prompting the Afghans to also lay siege to it. As the Sikh garrison was low in supply, a surrender was negotiated that they would be spared and allowed to return to their homes unharmed. This peace was accepted and the fort of Multan was surrendered to Timur Shah on 18 February 1780. Aftermath Following the capture of Multan, Muzzafar Khan was appointed governor of the city with the support of over 20,000 cavalrymen. Multan would not fall unto Sikh control until the Siege of Multan in 1818 by Ranjit Singh. References See also Siege of Multan Ahmad Shah Durrani Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani Battles involving the Sikhs