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{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Battle of Ropar<br />
| place = [[Ropar]]<br />
| partof = [[Mughal-Sikh Wars]]<br />
| date = May 1710<br />
| result = Sikh Victory<br />
| combatant1 = [[File:Blue Putaran Nishan Sahib.png|30px]] [[Khalsa]] ([[Sikhs]])<br />
| combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|30px]] [[Mughal Empire]]<br />
| commander1 = [[File:Blue Putaran Nishan Sahib.png|20px]] [[Banda Singh Bahadur]]<br />
| commander2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|20px]] Sher Mohammad Khan{{WIA}}<br>[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|20px]] Khizar Khan{{KIA}}<br>[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|20px]] Nashtar Khan{{KIA}}<br>[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|20px]] Wali Mohammad Khan{{KIA}}<br />
| strength1 = Unknown<br />
| strength2 = Unknown<br>2 Guns<br />
| casualties1 = <br />
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}}<br />
{{Campaignbox Mughal-Sikh Wars}}<br />
The '''Battle of Ropar''' was fought in May 1710 by the Sikh forces led by [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] and the Mughal forces led by Sher Mohammad Khan of [[Malerkotla]].<br />
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==Background==<br />
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Wazir Khan, the governor of [[Sirhind]] found out that the Sikhs from [[Majha]] had assembled at [[Kiratpur Sahib]]. Therefore, when the Sikhs reached [[Ropar]], Sher Mohammad Khan along with Khizar Khan, Nashtar Khan and Wali Mohammad Khan were there to block the Sikhs passage and offer them a battle.<ref name ="Harbans">{{cite book|title=Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty|last=Sagoo|first=Harbans Kaur|url=https://archive.org/details/BandaSinghBahadurAndSikhSovereignty/page/n143/mode/2up|year=2001|isbn=9788176293006|publisher=Deep & Deep Publications |pages=129}}</ref> The Mughals had weapons and a superior number of horses while the Sikhs had a small army with insufficient weapons.<ref name=Tactics>{{cite book|url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Battle_Tactics_And_War_Manoeuvres_of_the/ghlfDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=battle+of+ropar&pg=PT60&printsec=frontcover|title=Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs|author=D.S Saggu VSM|isbn=9781642490060}}</ref><br />
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==Battle==<br />
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Both sides are said to show great signs of bravery and courage. As they were fighting, there came a bad dust storm which forced both parties to withdraw for the night.<ref name=s>{{cite book |last1=Dhillon |first1=Harish |title=First Raj of the Sikhs |publisher=Hay House |isbn=9789381398395 |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/First_Raj_of_the_Sikhs/Vg89BAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=battle+of+ropar&pg=PT102&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> On the next day, a fresh contingent of Sikhs arrived to reinforce the remaining Sikhs. Immediately a bullet struck Khizar Khan in the head which caused confusion.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sampath |first1=Vikram |title=Bravehearts of Bharat |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |isbn=9789354928284 |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Bravehearts_of_Bharat/GBGcEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=khizar+khan+bullet&pg=PT235&printsec=frontcover}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Nijjar |first1=Bakhshish Singh |title=Panjab Under the Later Mughals, 1707-1759 |publisher=New Academic Publishing Company |page=47 |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Panjab_Under_the_Later_Mughals_1707_1759/RESzeNDCEuIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=khizar+khan+bullet&dq=khizar+khan+bullet&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> Nashtar and Wali Mohammad Khan tried to retrieve the dead body of Khizar Khan but were killed while doing so. Sher Mohammad Khan fled away due to being seriously wounded.<ref name=Tactics/> With most of their leaders killed, the remaining force retreated back to [[Sirhind]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/Sikhism-ItsPhilosophyAndHistory/page/434/mode/2up?q=jagat|title=Sikhism - Its Philosophy And History|author=Insitute of Sikh Studies|pages=434|isbn=9788185815039}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Patwant |title=The Sikhs |publisher=Knopf |isbn=9780375407284 |page=72 |url=https://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_library/english/the_sikhs_patwant_singh.html}}</ref><br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
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After this battle, this force merged with [[Banda Singh Bahadur]]'s force and crushed the Mughals in the [[Battle of Chappar Chiri]].<ref name=s/><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Nihang]]<br />
* [[Martyrdom in Sikhism|Martyrdom and Sikhism]]<br />
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