Battle of Lahira

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Battle of Lahira
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date 15 October 1634.[1] Location Bathinda Result Sikh Victory.[2]
Belligerents
Sikh Sidhus	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Guru Hargobind Rai Jodh	Shah Jahan Qumar Beg † Lala Beg †
Strength
4000	35,000
Casualties and losses
1200	Unknown

The Battle of Lahira was fought between Mughal Empire and Sikhs in 1634.

Battle[]

Guru Hargobind's popularity became a cause of the tension between Sikhs and Mughals.^{[needs context]} The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his two generals, Qumar Beg and Lal Beg, with around 36,000 ^[3]soldiers arrived at Bathinda to chastise Sikhs. The Mughal Generals in their desire for a quick victory and with the promise of great rewards marched their soldiers nonstop to the Guru's Position in extreme, bone-chilling winter of the Punjab. Guru had 3,000 Sikhs under his command, supported by 1000 Sikhs under Rai Jodh's command. Being outnumbered, the Sikhs employed guerilla warfare to great effect fully utilizing the extremely cold and lack of moonlight on the first night of battle to their advantage to thoroughly demoralize the exhausted Mughal soldiers. The main battle took place at Lehra Beg the next morning in which both the Mughal commanders were killed along with large numbers of Mughal soldiers. On the other side, 1200 Sikhs were killed. After the Mughal generals were killed, the Mughal army, defeated, and demoralized rushed back to Lahore. Guru Hargobind built Guru Sar at the site of the battle in order to commemorate the great victory.^{[citation needed]}

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