Battle of Samana

Battle of Samana
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date1709
LocationSamana[1]
Result Sikh Victory.[2][3]
Belligerents
Banda Bahadur and Khalsa Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders

Banda Singh Bahadur

 Bahadur Shah
Strength
5,000 to 10,000. unknown
Casualties and losses
10,000 civilian men were killed.[4]

The Battle of Samana was fought between Banda Singh Bahadur and Wazir Khan in 1709. Following the battle, Banda Singh Bahadur shook the administration of Delhi.[5]

Aftermath

After occupying Samana, the Sikh army massacred its residents. 10,000 Muslim men were slain and killed.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications.
  2. ↑ Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 891. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
  3. ↑ Jacques, p. 892
  4. ↑ https://books.google.com.tr/books?hl=tr&id=t9IBAAAAMAAJ&
  5. ↑ Alexander Mikaberidze (31 July 2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-1-59884-337-8. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Syad Muhammad Latif, History of the Panjab from the Remotest Antiquity to the Present Time, Progressive Books, p. 274
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