The Sikhs successfully defeated and killed Salabat Khan and conquered the city of Amritsar from the Mughals.

[1] The first person in charge of the city was Qazi Abdul Rehman Khan who was killed while fighting the Sikhs in a battle.

[3][4] In 1747, a Muslim Rajput named Salabat Khan was appointed the 3rd person to be in charge of the city of Amritsar.

[5] The Mughal Empire was preoccupied with the invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali,thus the Sikhs took the opportunity to retake Amritsar.

[1] The Sikhs looted a large amount of ammunition and weapons left by the Mughals in the Shri Harmandir Sahib.