Battle of Delhi (1783)

Battle of Delhi 1783
	Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date	11 March 1783
Location	Delhi
Result	Sikh victory. Construction of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib;
Belligerents
Khalsa	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Baghel Singh ; Jassa Singh Ahluwalia ; Jassa Singh Ramgarhia	Shah Alam II

The Battle of Delhi was fought between Sikh Khalsa and the Mughal Empire in 1783.^[7]

Background and battle[]

The Sikhs under Baghel Singh, leader of the Karorsinghia Misl, began raiding the outskirts of Delhi since 1764. On 11 March 1783 the combined army of Baghel Singh's misl with Jassa Singh Ahluwalia leading the Ahluwalia (misl) and Jassa Singh Ramgarhia leading the Ramgarhia misl defeated the Mughal army and captured Red Fort. Jassa Singh Ahluwalia was placed on the throne of Delhi as Badshah Singh of Delhi but Ramgarhia objected that no one can sit on the throne without the approval of Sarbat Khalsa.^[8]^[7]^[2]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Aftermath[]

An equestrian statue of Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia.

Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia captured the Red Fort of Delhi in conjunction with Sardar Baghel Singh. He detached the throne of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (on which he ordered the death of 9th guru Guru Teg Bahadur ji) and brought it on elephants and kept it at Golden Temple, Amritsar. Even today it is present at the Golden Temple known as Ramgarhia Bunga.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Photo gallery[]

Mughal slab from Delhi was roped with horse and brought to Amritsar in Punjab.^[16]^[17]

Slab of Mughal throne placed in Bunga^[18]^[19]

References[]

^ Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. p. 560.
^ ^a ^b Sethi, Jasbir Singh. Views and Reviews. ISBN 9788190825986.
^ Louis E. Fenech; W. H. McLeod (2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1.
^ Singha 2000.
^ Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. pp. 271–282. Baghel Singh, Baghel Singh took the leadership of karorisingha misl.
^ Randhir, G.S (1990). Sikh Shrines in India. ISBN 9788123022604.
^ ^a ^b Singha 2000, p. 26-27.
^ Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. p. 475.
^ Hari Ram Gupta, History of the Sikhs: Sikh Domination of the Mughal Empire, 1764–1803, second ed., Munshiram Manoharlal (2000) ISBN 978-8-12150-213-9
^ Ram Gupta, History of the Sikhs: The Sikh Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of the Misls, rev. ed., Munshiram Manoharlal (2001) ISBN 978-8-12150-165-1
^ Randhir, G.S (1990). Sikh Shrines in India. ISBN 9788123022604.
^ Baba Baghel Singh Museum's paintings and their brief history - Page 53
^ Singh, Pashaura; Barrier, Norman Gerald (1999). Sikh Identity: Continuity and Change. Manohar. p. 264. ISBN 978-81-7304-236-2.
^ http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=2532&cat=14
^ "Untitled Document".
^ http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=2532&cat=14
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Sources[]

Singha, H. S, ed. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Hemkunt Press. ISBN 978-81-7010-301-1.

External links[]

News article on Baghel Singh

[1] Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. p. 560.

[google1-2] Sethi, Jasbir Singh. Views and Reviews. ISBN 9788190825986.

[fenechmcleod54-3] Louis E. Fenech; W. H. McLeod (2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1.

[FOOTNOTESingha2000-4] Singha 2000.

[Bhagata_1993_271–282-5] Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. pp. 271–282. Baghel Singh, Baghel Singh took the leadership of karorisingha misl.

[randhir-6] Randhir, G.S (1990). Sikh Shrines in India. ISBN 9788123022604.

[FOOTNOTESingha200026-27-7] Singha 2000, p. 26-27.

[8] Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. p. 475.

[9] Hari Ram Gupta, History of the Sikhs: Sikh Domination of the Mughal Empire, 1764–1803, second ed., Munshiram Manoharlal (2000) ISBN 978-8-12150-213-9

[10] Ram Gupta, History of the Sikhs: The Sikh Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of the Misls, rev. ed., Munshiram Manoharlal (2001) ISBN 978-8-12150-165-1

[randhir2-11] Randhir, G.S (1990). Sikh Shrines in India. ISBN 9788123022604.

[12] Baba Baghel Singh Museum's paintings and their brief history - Page 53

[13] Singh, Pashaura; Barrier, Norman Gerald (1999). Sikh Identity: Continuity and Change. Manohar. p. 264. ISBN 978-81-7304-236-2.

[14] ttp://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=2532&cat=14

[15] "Untitled Document".

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[17] "Untitled Document".

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[19] "Untitled Document".

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