▁on ▁goods ▁imported ▁into ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁money ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁S ikh ▁tem ples . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁the ▁S ik hs ▁defeated ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁em peror ▁Shah ▁Al am ▁II ▁near ▁Mu za ff arn agar . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gh ana ur ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 8 , ▁Shah ▁Al am ▁II ▁sent ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁in ▁a ▁counter - att ack ▁against ▁the ▁S ik hs . ▁The ▁M ug hal ▁force ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁W az ir ▁Mir za ▁Naj af ▁Khan ▁( N aw ab ▁Maj ad - U d - Da ula ) ▁under ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁the ▁crown ▁prince . ▁The ▁M ug hal ▁forces ▁and ▁the ▁S ikh ▁forces ▁met ▁in ▁battle ▁at ▁Gh ana ur , ▁near ▁Pat ial a . ▁The ▁M ug hal ▁army ▁lost ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁surrender ed . ▁ ▁R ise ▁of ▁S ikh ▁power ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁Singh ▁inv aded ▁Del hi . ▁ ▁Singh ▁and ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁Emperor ▁contract ed ▁that ▁ 1 2 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁" oct ro i " ▁( tra de ▁tax ) ▁of ▁Del hi ▁would ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁Singh . ▁In ▁return , ▁he ▁would ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁S ik hs ▁did ▁not ▁attack ▁the ▁capital ▁again . ▁ ▁S ikh ▁tem ples ▁in