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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Battle of Sirhind<br />
| partof = [[Mughal-Sikh Wars]]<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| date = 1710<br />
| place = Village chhapar chiri near Sirhind<br />
| territory = <br />
| result = Sikhs Establish Sirhind as Initial Capital.<ref name="sarsa">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=06k5ygAACAAJ|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges|page=948|author= Jacques, Tony|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-313-33536-5}}</ref><ref name="jacques">Jacques, p. 595</ref><br />
| combatant1 = [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] [[Banda Bahadur ]]'s [[Sikh]]s<br />
| combatant2 = [[Mughal Empire]]<br />
| commander1 = Force 3 led by<br />
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[[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] [[Banda Singh Bahadur]]<br />
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Force 1 led by <br />
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Fateh Singh<br />
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Karam Singh<br />
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Param Singh<br />
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Force 2 led by<br />
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Baj Singh<br />
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Binod Singh<br />
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Sham Singh<br />
| commander2 = [[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)|Wazir Khan]]{{KIA}}<br />
Sucha Nand<br />
| casualties1 = Unknown<br />
| casualties2 = Unknown<br />
| units2 = 20,000<br />
| units1 = Unknown<br />
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{{Campaignbox Mughal-Sikh Wars}}<br />
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The '''Siege of Sirhind''' was fought between the [[Mughals]] and [[Sikh]] forces in 1710. The Sikhs besieged and stormed the city of [[Sirhind]],<ref name="jacques"/> and captured the city and quickly moved on to attack the Mughals at the [[Battle of Rahon]].<br />
[[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)|Wazir Khan]] was beheaded in the battle. <ref name="sarsa"/><br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
When [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] captured Sirhind he ordered that all men, women and children be executed.{{sfn|Gandhi|1999|p=117}} All residents of [[Sirhind]], whether they were men, women or children were burnt alive.{{sfn|Gandhi|1999|p=117}}{{sfn|Mahajan|2020|p=6}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
[[Battle of Samana]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{cite book |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=OVqP54UEe4QC&pg=PA117|title=Revenge and Reconciliation: Understanding South Asian History |first=Rajmohan |last=Gandhi|publisher=Penguin Books |year=1999 |page=117-118}}<br />
*{{cite book |title=Modern Indian History |first=V.D |last=Mahajan |publisher=S. Chand Limited |year=2020 }}<br />
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[[Category:Sikh warriors]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire]]<br />
[[Category:1710 in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:1710 in military history]]</div>imported>CanadianSingh1469