Ahmed Shah Abdali or Durrani led the Afghan tribesmen, falsely leading them to believe it was jehad against the kafirs and that it was their duty to aid him. (Photo Courtesy: &lt;a href=&quot;http://malicethoughts.blogspot.in/2016/02/when-sikhs-rescued-maratha-women.html&quot;&gt;Sikhnet&lt;/a&gt;)