Second Battle of Lohgarh
| Second Battle of Lohgarh | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal–Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Khalsa |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Banda Singh Bahadur |
Jahandar Shah | ||||||
The Second Battle of Lohgarh was fought in between 1712 or 1713 by Sikh forces led by Banda Singh Bahadur and Mughal forces led by Jahandar Shah.[1]
Background
[edit]On February 11, 1713, Jahandar Shah was defeated and killed, and Farrukh Siyar became Emperor. Soon after, Farrukh Siyar focused on ending the Sikh uprising.[2][3][4] On February 22, 1713, he moved Abd al-Samad Khan from Kashmir to Punjab, appointed his young son, Zakariya Khan, Governor of Jammu, gave Kashmir to Zabardast Khan, and put Zain-ud-din Ahmad Khan in charge of Sirhind. They were all ordered to stop the Sikh revolt and capture Banda.[2][3][4]
Battle
[edit]Banda took full advantage of the opportunity and recaptured Sadaura. After this, he recaptured Lohgarh. Here he remained undisturbed for around 2 months. The fort of Lohgarh were repaired and strengthened, which became the capital of the Sikhs for almost two years.[2][5][6][7]
Event
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nijhawan, P. K. (1985). Sri Guru Gobind Geeta: Guru Gobind Singh's Dialogue of Destiny with Banda. Army Educational Stores. p. 143.
- ^ a b c Singh, Ganda (1999). Life of Banda Singh Bahadur (PDF). Publication Bureau. p. 123. ISBN 9788176293006.
- ^ a b Gupta, Hari Ram (1978). History Of The Sikhs Vol. II Evolution Of Sikh Confederacies (1707-69). pp. 23–24.
- ^ a b Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. pp. 47–48. ISBN 9788172052171.
- ^ Dhillon, Harish (2013). First Raj of the Sikhs. ISBN 9789381398395.
- ^ Publications, Mocktime. MODERN INDIA EPUB FORMAT.
- ^ Willian Irvine (1971). Later Mughals. p. 121.