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Battle of Kiratpur
	Part of Early Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date	1638
Location	Kharkar to Kiratpur Sahib route
Result	Sikh victory
Belligerents
Akal Sena (Sikhs)	Mughal Empire Pathans of Ropar; Gujjars of Nangal Gujjaran; Ranghars of Malakpur;
Commanders and leaders
Guru Hargobind; Tegh Bahadur	Ruler of Ropar
Strength
23 (during the siege - later reinforced with larger army)	Unknown (Larger than Sikh army during the siege)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown, but high

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The Battle of Kiratpur, also known as the Battle of Kiratpur Sahib, took place between the Sikhs, commanded by Guru Hargobind, and the Mughals, commanded by the Ruler and Pathans of Ropar. It was the last skirmish between the Sikhs and the Mughals.^[1]

Battle

The Mughals, Pathans, Gujjars and other locals at Ropar were jealous of Guru Hargobind's popularity and wanted to avenge an earlier defeat of theirs. The Pathans launched a surprise attack on Guru Hargobind who was only accompanied by 22 Sikhs.^[3]^[1]

Guru Hargobind was forced to take shelter in Brahman Majra where he and the Sikhs held off the Mughal and coalition forces until reinforcements from Kiratpur could arrive.^[1]^[3]^[2]

Legacy

A gurdwara was constructed at the location of the battle by Sant Kartar Singh Bhindranwale in 1975.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e History Of The Sikh Gurus - A Comprehensive Study. p. 319.
^ ^a ^b Dilagīra, Harajindara Siṅgha (1997). The Sikh reference book. Internet Archive. Edmonton, Alb., Canada : Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark ; Amritsar : Available from Singh Bros. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-9695964-2-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c www.DiscoverSikhism.com. The Encyclopedia Of Sikhism - Volume I A-D. pp. 388–389.

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+{{Short description|Battle involving Guru Hargobind}}
 {{Infobox military conflict
 | conflict          = Battle of Kiratpur
-| partof            = [[Mughal-Sikh Wars]]
+| partof            = [[Early Mughal-Sikh Wars]]
 | place             = Kharkar to [[Kiratpur Sahib]] route
+| date              = 1638
-| date              = 1st May 1634<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaboutsikhs.com/sikh-history/sikh-history-timeline/today-in-sikh-history-1st-may|title=Today in Sikh History, 1st May}}</ref>
+| result            = Sikh victory<ref name=":1"/>
-| result            = Sikh Victory<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Battle_of_Kiratpur|title= Battle of Kiratpur - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.|website=www.sikhiwiki.org}}</ref>
-| combatant1        = [[File:Punjab flag.svg|30px]] [[Sikhs]]
+| combatant1        = [[File:Akal Sena Flag.svg|30px]] [[Akal Sena]] ([[Sikhs]])
 | combatant2        = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|30px]] [[Mughal Empire]]
+*[[Pathans]] of Ropar
-| commander1        = [[File:Punjab flag.svg|20px]][[Guru Hargobind]]<br> [[File:Punjab flag.svg|20px]][[Guru Tegh Bahadur|Tegh Bahadur]]
+*[[Gujjars]] of Nangal Gujjaran
-| commander2        = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|20px]] Rulers of Ropar
+*[[Ranghar]]s of [[Malakpur]]
-| strength1         = 26
+| commander1        = [[File:Akal Sena Flag.svg|20px]][[Guru Hargobind]]<br> [[File:Akal Sena Flag.svg|20px]][[Guru Tegh Bahadur|Tegh Bahadur]]
-| strength2         = 1,500
+| commander2        = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|20px]] Ruler of [[Ropar]]<ref name="Dilagīra 1997 140">{{Cite book |last=Dilagīra |first=Harajindara Siṅgha |url=http://archive.org/details/sikhreferenceboo0000dila |title=The Sikh reference book |date=1997 |publisher=Edmonton, Alb., Canada : Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark ; Amritsar : Available from Singh Bros. |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-9695964-2-4 |pages=140}}</ref>
+| strength1         = 23 (during the siege - later reinforced with larger army) <ref name=":1"/>
+| strength2         = Unknown (Larger than Sikh army during the siege)
 | casualties1       = Unknown
 | casualties2       = Unknown, but high
 }}
 {{Campaignbox Early Mughal-Sikh Wars}}
-The '''Battle of Kiratpur''', also known as '''Battle of Kiratpur Sahib''',  was a battle between the [[Sikhs]] commanded by [[Guru Hargobind]] and the [[Mughal Empire]] commanded by the Rulers of Ropar. It was also the last skirmish between the Sikhs and the Rulers of Ropar. This battle was preceding Battle of Padiala.(Padiala is not to be confused by [[Patiala]], a city in Punjab)
+The '''Battle of Kiratpur''', also known as the '''Battle of Kiratpur Sahib''', took place between the [[Sikhs]], commanded by [[Guru Hargobind]], and the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]], commanded by the Ruler and [[Pathan|Pathans]] of [[Ropar]]. It was the last skirmish between the Sikhs and the Mughals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last= |url=http://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhGurus-AComprehensiveStudy |title=History Of The Sikh Gurus - A Comprehensive Study |pages=319 |language=English}}</ref>
+== Battle ==
-The Mughals at Ropar were starting to feel jealous of Guru Hargobind's popularity. At Padiala, the Sikhs were able to thwart the planned ambush by attacking the pathans, on behalf of Guru Hargobind, in advance. There was a fierce battle at the site of Gurdwara Sri Jhanda Sahib.<ref name="2:">{{Cite web|url=http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikhism/sikh_battle_of_kiratpur.html|title= Battle of Kiratpur}}</ref>
+The Mughals, Pathans, Gujjars and other locals at Ropar were jealous of Guru Hargobind's popularity and wanted to avenge an earlier defeat of theirs. The Pathans launched a surprise attack on Guru Hargobind who was only accompanied by 22 Sikhs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=www.DiscoverSikhism.com |url=http://archive.org/details/TheEncyclopediaOfSikhism-VolumeIA-d |title=The Encyclopedia Of Sikhism - Volume I A-D |pages=388–389 |language=English}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
+Guru Hargobind was forced to take shelter in Brahman Majra where he and the Sikhs held off the Mughal and coalition forces until reinforcements from [[Kiratpur Sahib|Kiratpur]] could arrive.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name="Dilagīra 1997 140">{{Cite book |last=Dilagīra |first=Harajindara Siṅgha |url=http://archive.org/details/sikhreferenceboo0000dila |title=The Sikh reference book |date=1997 |publisher=Edmonton, Alb., Canada : Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark ; Amritsar : Available from Singh Bros. |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-9695964-2-4 |pages=140}}</ref>
-After spotting the cremations of the martyred sikhs, Guru Ji proceeded to Brahmin Majra where he found a Brahmin whose new wife had been trafficked during the wedding by some local Muslim rulers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Battle_of_Kiratpur|title= Battle of Kiratpur - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.|website=www.sikhiwiki.org}}</ref><ref name="2:">{{Cite web|url=http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikhism/sikh_battle_of_kiratpur.html|title= Battle of Kiratpur}}</ref>
+== Legacy ==
-Upon hearing this, Guru Hargobind and 25 other sikhs chased the Mughal's to Ropar city where they were defeated. After this battle, the Rulers of Ropar never dared to attack Guru Hargobind ever again.
+A gurdwara was constructed at the location of the battle by [[Sant (religion)|Sant]] Kartar Singh Bhindranwale in 1975.<ref name=":0" />
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Conflicts in 1638]]
+[[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire]]
+[[Category:1630s in the Mughal Empire]]
+{{India-battle-stub}}
+{{Mughal-stub}}

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