Siege of Gurdaspur

Siege of Gurdas Nangal
Part of Mughal–Sikh Wars
Date1 April – 7 December 1715
(8 months 1 week)
Location
Gurdas Nangal, Punjab
Result Mughal Victory[1]
Territorial
changes
Annexation of the First Sikh State by the Mughal Empire.
Belligerents
Mughal Empire First Sikh State
Commanders and leaders
Farrukhsiyar
Abd-ul-Samad Khan
Chin Qilich Khan
Zakariyya Khan
Amin Khan
Zain-ud-Din Ahmad
Banda Singh  Surrendered  Executed
Baj Singh  Surrendered  Executed
Binod Singh
Strength
35,000[2] 1,250[3]
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The Siege of Gurdaspur took place in 1715 between the First Sikh State, led by Banda Singh Bahadur and the Mughal Army, led by Abd al-Samad Khan.

Aftermath

Banda Singh 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.[4][5]

Articles recovered from the enclosure
Item Quantity
Swords 1000
Shields 278
Small Kirpans 217
Matchlocks 180
Bows and Quivers 173
Daggers 114
Silver Rupees 600
Gold Mohars 23
Gold Ornaments 11


See also

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. ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2007). History Of Sikhs Vol. 2 Evolution of Sikh Confedaricies. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 81-215-0248-9.
  3. ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2007). History Of Sikhs Vol. 2 Evolution of Sikh Confedaricies. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 81-215-0248-9.
  4. ^ Frances Pritchett. "XIX. A Century of Political Decline: 1707-1803". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  5. ^ Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 9788176293006.
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