Siege of Gurdaspur

Siege of Gurdas Nangal
Part of Mughal–Sikh Wars
Date1 April – 7 December 1715
(8 months 1 week)
Location
Result Mughal Victory[1]
Territorial
changes
Annexation of the First Sikh State by the Mughal Empire.
Belligerents
Mughal Empire First Sikh State
Commanders and leaders
Farrukhsiyar
Abd-ul-Samad Khan
Chin Qilich Khan
Zakariyya Khan
Amin Khan
Zain-ud-Din Ahmad
Banda Singh  Surrendered  Executed
Baj Singh  Surrendered  Executed
Binod Singh
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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2007). History Of Sikhs Vol. 2 Evolution of Sikh Confedaricies. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 81-215-0248-9.
  3. ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2007). History Of Sikhs Vol. 2 Evolution of Sikh Confedaricies. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 81-215-0248-9.

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