Siege of Gurdaspur

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Battle of Gurdas Nangal
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date1715
Location
Gurdaspur, Punjab
Result Mughal Victory.[1]
Territorial
changes
Banda Singh Bahadur was captured alive along with his followers after 8 months of a brutal siege.
Belligerents
Alam of the Mughal Empire.svgMughal Empire Punjab flag.svg Khalsa
Commanders and leaders
Farrukhsiyar
Abd al-Samad Khan
Chin Qilich Khan
Zakariya Khan Bahadur
Zain ud-Din Ahmed Khan
Muhammad Amin Khan Turani
Banda Singh Bahadur  Executed
Baj Singh  Executed
Binod Singh
Strength
100,000 4,000

The Siege of Gurdaspur of 1715 was a major campaign of the new Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar in present-day India.

Aftermath[]

Banda and his followers were captured alive and then taken to Delhi and executed under the orders of Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar in the year 1716, along with a large number of Sikhs who were rounded up by the Mughal army from villages and towns on the march back to Delhi.[2][3]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jacques, Tony (2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
  2. ^ Frances Pritchett. "XIX. A Century of Political Decline: 1707-1803". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  3. ^ Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 9788176293006.
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