Battle of Harnaulgarh
| Battle of Harnaulgarh | |||||||||
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| Part of Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Sikh Misls |
 Durrani Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Charat Singh | Zain Khan Sirhindi | ||||||||
The Battle of Harnaulgarh was fought between the Durrani Empire and the Sikh Misls of Dal Khalsa in 1762.
Background
[edit]Battle
[edit]The Sikhs assembled in May 1762 and plundered the baggage of the Mughal governor of Sirhind, Zain Khan Sirhindi.[2][3] The Sikh forces then marched and fought a severe battle with the Durranis at Harnaulgarh, a place 30 miles from Sirhind. The Sikhs secured a decisive victory at Harnaulgarh by driving away the Afghans and the defeated governor of Sirhind, Zain Khan Sirhindi, was forced to pay tribute of Rs. 50,000 to the Sikhs as a penalty for his loss.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Raj Pal Singh (2004). The Sikhs : Their Journey Of Five Hundred Years. Pentagon Press. p. 115. ISBN 9788186505465.
- ^ Ganḍā, Singh (1959). Ahmad Shah Durrani: Father of Modern Afghanistan. Asia Pub. House. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-4021-7278-6. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 181.
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- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2007). History of Sikhs Vol. 2 - Evolution of Sikh Confederacies (1707-69). New Delhi: ||Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd||. ISBN 978-81-215-0248-1.