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| result = Sikh victory | | result = Sikh victory<ref>{{Google books |id=NbUB_ACAR5QC |page=506 |title=History of Islam }}</ref> | ||
| combatant1 = [[File:Sikh_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Khalsa]] | | combatant1 = [[File:Sikh_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Khalsa]] | ||
| combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]] | | combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]] | ||
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* [[Baj Singh]] | * [[Baj Singh]] | ||
* [[Binod Singh]] | * [[Binod Singh]] | ||
| commander2 = * [[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)]] | * Ram Singh | ||
* [[Faujdar]] of Sonipat | | commander2 = * [[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)|Wazir Khan]] | ||
* [[Faujdar]] of [[Sonipat]] | |||
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{{Campaignbox Mughal-Sikh Wars}} | {{Campaignbox Mughal-Sikh Wars}} | ||
[[File:Banda Khanda.jpg|thumb|Banda Bahadur Bairagi War Memorial in Khanda, Sonipat]] | [[File:Banda Khanda.jpg|thumb|Banda Bahadur Bairagi War Memorial in Khanda, Sonipat]] | ||
The '''Battle of Sonipat''' was fought between [[ | The '''Battle of Sonipat''' was fought between [[Sikhs]] and the [[Mughal Empire]] in 1709. | ||
==Background and Battle== | ==Background and Battle== | ||
In 1708, [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] became the leader of [[Sikh]] army and he was sent to [[Punjab]] to fight against [[Mughal Empire]]. He first camped at [[Khanda, Sonipat|Khanda]] and marched to [[Sonipat]] attacked the town and threw an open challenge to [[Mughal Empire]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Sagoo|first=Harbans|title=Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty|year=2001|publisher=Deep & Deep Publications|url=https://archive.org/stream/BandaSinghBahadurAndSikhSovereignty/BandaSinghBahadurAndSikhSovereignty_djvu.txt}}</ref> The faujdar was utterly unprepared | In 1708, [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] became the leader of the [[Sikh]] army and he was sent to [[Punjab]] to fight against the [[Mughal Empire]]. He first camped at [[Khanda, Sonipat|Khanda]] and marched to [[Sonipat]], attacked the town, and threw an open challenge to the [[Mughal Empire]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Sagoo|first=Harbans|title=Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty|year=2001|publisher=Deep & Deep Publications|url=https://archive.org/stream/BandaSinghBahadurAndSikhSovereignty/BandaSinghBahadurAndSikhSovereignty_djvu.txt}}</ref> The Mughal faujdar of Sonipat was utterly unprepared and he was routed<ref>{{cite web|author=Frances Pritchett |url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/ikram/part2_19.html |title=XIX. A Century of Political Decline: 1707-1803|publisher=Columbia.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-04-29}}</ref> in the battle and was defeated. The [[Sikhs]] then looted the state [[treasury]].<ref>{{cite book |url= https://archive.org/details/SikhsInTheEighteenthCentury/page/n28/mode/2up?q=firoz |title= Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century | ||
|page= 28 }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Battle of Sonipat was fought between Sikhs and the Mughal Empire in 1709.
Background and Battle[edit | edit source]
In 1708, Banda Singh Bahadur became the leader of the Sikh army and he was sent to Punjab to fight against the Mughal Empire. He first camped at Khanda and marched to Sonipat, attacked the town, and threw an open challenge to the Mughal Empire.[2] The Mughal faujdar of Sonipat was utterly unprepared and he was routed[3] in the battle and was defeated. The Sikhs then looted the state treasury.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ History of Islam, p. 506, at Google Books
- ↑ Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications.
- ↑ Frances Pritchett. "XIX. A Century of Political Decline: 1707-1803". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. p. 28.
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