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Who did Hari Singh Nalwa defeat in order to keep control of Peshawar?

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Sayyed Ahmed Khan

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Fateh Khan

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Wazir of Kabul

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Alam Khan

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The correct option is A Sayyed Ahmed Khan
In June 1830, Hari Singh Nalwa defeated Sayyed Ahmed Khan on the banks of the Indus. In May 1831, Sher Singh defeated and killed Sayyed Khan in the Battle of Balakot. An army of 9,000 soldiers under Hari Singh Nalwa and Prince Naunihal Singh marched towards Peshawar, and on 6 May 1834, occupied it.

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