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Battle of Muktsar
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date29 December 1705[1]
Location
Near the pool of Khidrānā (later Muktsar) now Sri Muktsar Sahib
Result

Sikh victory[2][3]

  • 40+ Sikhs killed
Belligerents
Mughal Empire Khalsa (Sikhs)
Commanders and leaders
Nawab Wazir Khan Guru Gobind Singh
Mata Bhag Kaur  (WIA)
Mahan Singh  
Kapura Singh
Strength
7000[4]-12,000[5]

40 mukte and Mata Bhag Kaur

1300 soldiers under Kapura Singh and Daan Singh
Casualties and losses
3,000 killed[6] 40 mukhte, 260 other soldiers[7]

The Battle of Sri Muktsar Sahib (Muktsar) or Battle of Khidrāne Dee Dhāb took place on 29 December 1705,[8] (29 Poh) following the siege of Anandpur Sahib. In 1704, Anandpur Sahib was under an extended siege by the allied forces of the Mughals and the Hill States of Shivalik.[9]

  1. ^ http://sikhism.about.com/od/Historic-Events/p/Battle-Of-Muktsar.htm Archived 6 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. commemoration varies with some marking the day on 15 April
  2. ^ Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O. p. 695. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
  3. ^ Fenech, E. Louis; Mcleod, H. W. (11 June 2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1.
  4. ^ Saggu, D. S. (7 June 2018). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64249-006-0. In contrast Mughals were 7000.
  5. ^ Surjit Singh Gandhi (1978). History Of The Sikh Gurus - A Comprehensive Study. p. 451.
  6. ^ Kartar Singh (1951). Life Of Guru Gobind Singh. p. 253.
  7. ^ VSM, D. S. Saggu (7 June 2018). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64249-006-0. over three hundred men were killed.
  8. ^ History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1606-1708 C.E Surjit Singh Gandhi
  9. ^ Surinder Singh Johar (1998). Holy Sikh Shrines. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 978-81-7533-073-3.

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