Battle of Jammu

The Battle of Jammu was a surprise attack launched by Mughal General Zakariya Khan Bahadur, the Sikhs were pursued all the way north to at Jammu by the Mughal forces. At Jammu, the Sikhs were met by Jammu king Raja Dhruv Dev (1707-1733), whose father Raja Gaje Singh (1692-1707) accepted Mughal suzernity during Aurangzeb's reign. The Sikhs were surrounded and killed.

Battle of Jammu
Date1712
Location
Jammu
Result Decisive Mughal Victory.[1]
Belligerents
Khalsa Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Bhag Singh Zakariya Khan Bahadur

References
  1. Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 485. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.


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