Battle of Basarke

Battle of Basarke
	Part of the Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date	23-24 October 1736
Location	Basarke Gillan and Hujra Shah Muqeem
Result	Sikh victory Buddha Dal defeated at Basarke but reinforcements by Taruna Dal defeat the Mughals at Hujra Shah;
Belligerents
Dal Khalsa	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nawab Kapur Singh	Zakariya Khan; Lakhpat Rai; Haibat Khan; Mukhlas Khan †; Salabat Khan; Kutb-ud-Din Khan; Jamal Khan †; Tatar Khan †; Duni Chand †
Strength
Unknown	7,000 at Basarke; 10,000 at Hujra Shah;
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Several thousand

The Battle of Basarke, also known as Battle of Basarke and Hujra Shah was fought on 23 October 1736 between the Sikh forces led by Nawab Kapur Singh and the Mughal forces led by Lakhpat Rai.

^ Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. pp. 101 and 414. ISBN 9788172052171.
^ Singh, Ganda (1990). Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. pp. 25–26.
^ G.S. Chhabra (1960). Advanced study in History of the Punjab. p. 360.

[Gandhi1999-1] Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. pp. 101 and 414. ISBN 9788172052171.

[Ganda-2] Singh, Ganda (1990). Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. pp. 25–26.

[Advanced-3] G.S. Chhabra (1960). Advanced study in History of the Punjab. p. 360.

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Battle of Basarke

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