Siege of Gurdaspur
Battle of Gurdas Nangal | |||||||
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Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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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 | Banda |
The Siege of Gurdaspur of 1715 was a major campaign of the new Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar in present-day India.
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
- ↑ Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
- ↑ Frances Pritchett. "XIX. A Century of Political Decline: 1707-1803". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications.
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