Battle of Chappar Chiri

The Battle of Chappar Chiri was fought between Mughal Empire and the Sikhs in May 1710.

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Battle of Chappar Chiri
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date12 May 1710[1]
Location
A village named Chhapar Chiri outside Sirhind.[2]
Result
  • Decisive Sikh Victory.[3][4]
  • Establishment of Sikh rule from Lahore to the sanctum sanctorum of Delhi.[5]
Belligerents
Khalsa Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders

Banda Singh Bahadur

 Wazir Khan (Sirhind)  †
Casualties and losses

The Battle

The Mughal and Sikh forces met outside Sirhind in a village named Chappar Chiri. The Mughals were armed with artillery, well equipped cavalry and large infantry whereas the Sikhs had cavalry and infantry but no artillery. In the battle, Sikhs gave a crushing blow to the Mughal empire. Wazir Khan (Sirhind) was killed in the battle and Sikhs established their first Raj in Punjab.[6][7] He established his capital at Lohgarh (Haryana).

References
  1. Fenech, E. Louis; Mcleod, H. W. Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1.
  2. Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications.
  3. Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
  4. Jacques, p. 948
  5. John Clark Marshman (1863). "Nadir Shah". The History of India. Serampore Press. p. 185. nadir shah India.
  6. P Dhavan (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. Oxford University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-19-975655-1.
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  12. Bajwa, Harpreet (1 December 2011). "Fateh Burj, India's tallest victory tower, thrown open". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

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