Battle of Kartarpur
The Battle of Kartarpur was a 1635 siege of Kartarpur by the Mughal Empire and was the last major battle of the Mughal-Sikh Wars of Guru Hargobind's period of Guruship.[2]
| Battle of Kartarpur | |||||||||
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| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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†Bhai Amiya Bhai Jati Malik †Bhai Lakhu |
† Painde Khan Kale Khan † †Kutub khan Anwar khan † Asman Khan † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| nearby 2000 | nearby 10000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 700 killed | 1000 left | ||||||||
Events
As part of a campaign against the "Sikhs of Guru Hargobind", the sixth Sikh Guru, a Mughal army led by Painde Khan laid siege to Kartarpur. Kartarpur was defended by Bhai Bidhi Chand with Guru Hargobind and his son Baba Gurdita supporting him. The siege was failed by the Sikhs.
Aftermath
After this battle Guru Hargobind Sahib left Amritsar and made a new city called Gurkiratpur Sahib in the footsteps of Shivalik hills.
References
- Surjit Singh Gandhi (2007). History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1606-1708 C.E. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 820-821. ISBN 9788126908585.
- Jaques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
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