Siege of Gurdaspur - Wikipedia
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Siege of Gurdas Nangal | ||||||||
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Part of Mughal–Sikh Wars | ||||||||
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Strength | ||||||||
35,000[2] | 1,250[3] | |||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
Unknown |
300 dead 750 captured |
The siege of Gurdaspur took place in 1715 between the First Sikh State, led by Banda Singh Bahadur and the Mughal Army, led by Abd al-Samad Khan.
Banda Singh and his followers were captured alive and then taken to Delhi and executed under 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.[4][5]
Item | Quantity |
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Swords | 1000 |
Shields | 278 |
Small Kirpans | 217 |
Matchlocks | 180 |
Bows and Quivers | 173 |
Daggers | 114 |
Silver Rupees | 600 |
Gold Mohars | 23 |
Gold Ornaments | 11 |
- ^ Jacques, Tony (2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2007). History Of Sikhs Vol. 2 Evolution of Sikh Confedaricies. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 81-215-0248-9.
- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2007). History Of Sikhs Vol. 2 Evolution of Sikh Confedaricies. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 81-215-0248-9.
- ^ 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. ISBN 9788176293006.