| Siege of Kunjpura | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars and Afghan-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Sikh_Akali_flag.svg){kind=small} Dal Khalsa |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Alam_of_the_Mughal_Empire.svg){kind=small} Mughal EmpireSupported by: &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Abdali_flag.png){kind=small} Durrani Empire&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_Maratha_Empire.svg){kind=small} Maratha Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sahib Singh Dyal Singh Majithia Dana Singh Laja Singh |
Mughal Ali Khan Dilawar Ali Khan Sheikh Kabir Jiwan Khan Tukoji Rao Holkar Mahadaji Shinde | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000[1] |
6,000 Mughals 6,000 Afghans 1,000 Marathas Total:19,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500+ | 500+ | ||||||
| 500 killed on both sides during the first day[1] | |||||||
The siege of Kunjpura was a 14-day siege in April to May 1772 by Sikh forces led by Sahib Singh against the Mughal coalition forces led by Mughal Ali Khan. Siege ended with a Sikh victory against an allied force of Mughals, Afghans and Marathas.
- ^ a b c Hari Ram Gupta (1944). History Of The Sikhs 1769 1799. pp. 46–47.