Battle of Kiratpur: Difference between revisions
Marcocapelle (talk | contribs) added Category:Conflicts in 1638 using HotCat Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit |
Marcocapelle (talk | contribs) added Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire using HotCat Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit |
||
Line 38: | Line 38: | ||
[[Category:1638 in India]] |
[[Category:1638 in India]] |
||
[[Category:Conflicts in 1638]] |
[[Category:Conflicts in 1638]] |
||
[[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire]] |
|||
Revision as of 22:06, 23 March 2024
Battle of Kiratpur | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of Early Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Akal Sena (Sikhs) | Mughal Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Guru Hargobind Tegh Bahadur |
Ruler of Ropar Pathans of Ropar Gujjars of Nangal Gujjaran Ranghars of Malakpur[2] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
23 (during the siege - later reinforced with larger army) [1] | Unknown (Larger than Sikh army during the siege) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown, but high |
The Battle of Kiratpur, also known as Battle of Kiratpur Sahib, took place between the Sikhs commanded by Guru Hargobind and the Mughal Empire commanded by the Rulers and Pathans of Ropar. It was also 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 avenged an earlier defetar of theirs. The Pathans launched a supries attack on Guru Hargobind who was only accompanied with 22 Sikhs.[3][1]
Guru Hargobind was forced to take shelter in Brhaman 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.
See also