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| combatant2 = | | combatant2 = Governor of Punjab - Abdul Khan and Local Mughal [[jagir]] | ||
| commander1 = [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] [[Guru Hargobind]]<br> [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] Rao Mandan Rathore<br> [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] | | commander1 = [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] [[Guru Hargobind]]<br> [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] Rao Mandan Rathore <br> [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] Rao ballu ji {{KIA}} ( grandfather of bhai mani singh ) <br> [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] Bhai Jattu Das <br> [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] Baba Praga <br> [[File:Punjab flag.svg|25px]] Bhai Peda Das | ||
| commander2 = Muhammad Abdul Khan{{KIA}}<br>Nabi Bakhsh{{KIA}}<br>Karim Bakhsh{{KIA}} | | commander2 = Muhammad Abdul Khan{{KIA}}<br>Nabi Bakhsh{{KIA}}<br>Karim Bakhsh{{KIA}} | ||
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{{Campaignbox Early Mughal-Sikh Wars}} | {{Campaignbox Early Mughal-Sikh Wars}} | ||
The '''Battle of Rohilla''' was a 1621 campaign by the [[Mughal Empire]] against the growing influence of the Sikhs.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jaques|first=Tony.|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sbMFCZyAcnQC|accessdate=31 July 2010|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-33536-5|page=860}}</ref> Because of historic persecution from the [[Mughal Empire]] and the | The '''Battle of Rohilla''' was a 1621 campaign by the [[Mughal Empire]] against the growing influence of the Sikhs.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jaques|first=Tony.|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sbMFCZyAcnQC|accessdate=31 July 2010|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-33536-5|page=860}}</ref> Because of historic persecution from the [[Mughal Empire]] and the martyrdom of the fifth Guru of the Sikh, [[Guru Arjan]] (Also [[Guru Hargobind]]'s father), [[Guru Hargobind]] and Rao Mandan Rathore fully militarized the Sikhs into a properly militia mostly based on an irregular cavalry style of warfare. This resulted in increased political and military power in the region leading to fears of usurpation by local feudal lords (jagirdars). Thus the Sikhs were attacked by a group of local jagirdars under the command of the Governor of Punjab, Abdul Khan. The attacking forces were killed by Rao Mandan Rathore and the surviving portions of the mughal army fled the field of battle resulting in a decisive Sikh victory.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last=Jaques|first=Tony.|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sbMFCZyAcnQC|accessdate=31 July 2010|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-33536-5|page=860}}</ref> | ||
A subsequent campaign against the continuely growing influence of the Sikhs saw 4,000 Mughal troops sent to northern Punjab to support local Governor Abdul Khan against Guru Hargobind following his sound defeat in the initial skirmish. Although the Sikh General Bhai Jattu was killed in heavy fighting northeast of Amritsar at Rohilla, Abdul Khan was ultimately defeated and killed, along with his sons Nabi Bakhsh and Karim Bakhsh, greatly enhancing the Sikh cause.<ref name=":0" /> | A subsequent campaign against the continuely growing influence of the Sikhs saw 4,000 Mughal troops sent to northern Punjab to support local Governor Abdul Khan against Guru Hargobind following his sound defeat in the initial skirmish. Although the Sikh General Bhai Jattu was killed in heavy fighting northeast of Amritsar at Rohilla, Abdul Khan was ultimately defeated and killed, along with his sons Nabi Bakhsh and Karim Bakhsh, greatly enhancing the Sikh cause.<ref name=":0" /> | ||