Siege of Gurdaspur

The Siege of Gurdaspur of 1715 was a major campaign of the new Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar in present-day India.

Battle of Gurdas Nangal
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date1715
Location
Gurdaspur, Punjab
Result Mughal Victory.[1] Banda Singh Bahadur was captured alive along with other followers after 8 months of siege.
Belligerents
Mughal Empire Khalsa
Commanders and leaders
Abdus Samad Khan Bahadur
Qamar-ud-Din Khan Bahadur
Zakariya Khan Bahadur
Zain ud-din Ahmad Khan
Muhammad Amin Khan Turani

Aftermath

Banda and his followers were then taken to Delhi and executed by 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.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
  2. Frances Pritchett. "XIX. A Century of Political Decline: 1707-1803". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  3. Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications.
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