Siege of Sirhind

The Siege of Sirhind was fought between the Mughals and Sikh forces in 1710. The Sikhs besieged and stormed the city of Sirhind,[1] and captured the city and quickly moved on to attack the Mughal forces at the Battle of Rahon.Following the Sikh occupation of Samana in 1709, the Sikh army participated in a massacre of the city's residents. Ten thousand unarmed Muslim men and women were slain.[53] Following the Siege of Sirhind, Banda Singh Bahadur ordered that all men, women, and children should be executed.[53] All of the residents of Sirhind, regardless of whether they were men, women, or children were burned alive or slain. Wazir Khan was beheaded in the battle. [2]

Battle of Sirhind
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date1710 (1710)
Location
Sirhind (modern Punjab, India)
Result
  • Decisive Sikh victory[1]
  • Sirhind established as initial Sikh capital[2]
Belligerents
Banda Bahadur Sikh army Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Banda Bahadur
  • Force 1:
  • Fateh Singh
  • Karam Singh
  • Param Singh

  • Force 2:
  • Baj Singh
  • Binod Singh
  • Sham Singh
Units involved
Unknown 20,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

On 27 May, 1710 at huge diwan (gathering) was organised in Sirhind city. At this gathering, Banda Singh Bahadur announced the establishment of Sikh rule in Sirhind city and an end to the tyranny of the Mughal rule which had spread terror and injustice to the people of the region. Banda Bahadur repaired the old imperial fort of Mukhlispur occupied by him at the time of conquest of Sadhaura, gave it the name of Lohgarh and established his capital there.

See also

References
  1. Jacques, p. 595
  2. Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.

Sources


http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/warriors/WarriorsPg2.htm http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070617/spectrum/society1.htm

https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Battle_of_Sirhind

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