Battle of Ghasera

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Battle of Ghasera
Date1753
Location
Ghasera
Result Bharatpur and Mughal victory[1][2][3][4]
Belligerents

Flag of Bharatpur1.png Bharatpur State
Mughal Empire

Wazir of Safdar Jang
Bargujar's of Ghasera
Commanders and leaders
Suraj Mal
Mir Muhammad Panah 

Bahadur Singh Bargujar 

Bhagwant Singh
Strength
20,000[5] 8,000[6]
Casualties and losses
1,500 died Unknown died

The Battle of Ghasera fought between Mughal Empire - Bharatpur State Coalition and Bahadur Singh , Chief of Ghasera, This battle was the result of Mughal Rebellion. After long military conflicts, Bharatpur - Mughal coalition won battle and Bahadur Singh Bargujar was killed. Initially Surajmal and Mir Muhammad Pannah had an army of 20,000 but during the siege their 1,500 men were killed. Bahadur Singh had an army of 8 thousand, in the end he was left with few soldiers. women's in the fort committed johar

Battle[]

In 1753, Surajmal and Mir Muhammad Panah killed Bahadur Singh Bargujar and his son Ajit Singh of Koil (Chakala Koil or present day Aligarh on outskirts of Palwal) in the Battle of Ghasera and captured the Ghasera fort.[7] This was the siege of Ghasera. Suraj Mal offered Raja Bahadur Singh to leave the front on the condition of paying Rs 10 lakh to him along with artillery handed over him.[8] But he was not agreed to hand over cannons. The war placed on the night and next day Mir Mohammad Panah along with 1500 Jat soldiers killed, but army entered in the Ghasera fort.[9] Bahadur Singh Bargujar and his son Ajit Singh fought with very bravery but defeated by Suraj Mal

References[]

  1. ^ "5 Nuh monuments get state protection - Tribune India". The Tribune. 23 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Sarban Singh, Haryana (India). Gazetteers Organisation". Haryana State Gazetteer: Lacks special title. Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, Revenue Department. 2001.
  3. ^ "India. Director of Census Operations, Haryana". Census of India, 1991: Rewari. Government of Haryana. 1993.
  4. ^ Gazetteer of the Gurgaon District: 1883. 1883.
  5. ^ Ahmad, Dr. Aijaz (2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN 9788193391426.
  6. ^ Ahmad, Dr. Aijaz (2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN 9788193391426.
  7. ^ Major General S. D. S. Yadava, 2006 Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India, Lancer Publishers, page 51-52.
  8. ^ Ahmad, Dr. Aijaz (2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN 9788193391426.
  9. ^ Ahmad, Dr. Aijaz (2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN 9788193391426.


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