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{{Short description|Military Campaign}} | |||
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{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
| conflict = Battle of Rohilla | | conflict = Battle of Rohilla | ||
| partof = [[Mughal-Sikh Wars]] | | partof = [[Early Mughal-Sikh Wars]] | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| date = 1621 | | date = 1621 | ||
| place = Northeast of [[Amritsar]] at Rohilla | | place = Northeast of [[Amritsar]] at Rohilla (later named [[Sri Hargobindpur|Hargobindpur]]) | ||
| coordinates = | | coordinates = | ||
| map_type = | | map_type = | ||
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| map_label = | | map_label = | ||
| territory = | | territory = | ||
| result = Sikh | | result = Sikh victory | ||
| status = | | status = | ||
| combatant1 = [[File: | | combatant1 = [[File:Akal Sena Flag.svg|30px]] [[Akal Sena]] ([[Sikhs]]) | ||
| combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|30px]] [[Mughal Empire]] | |||
| | | commander1 = [[File:Akal Sena Flag.svg|25px]] Jattu{{KIA}} | ||
| commander2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] Abdul Khan{{KIA}}<br>[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] Karam Chand{{KIA}}<ref name=":1">{{cite book |author=Hari Ram Gupta |url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.ITheSikhGurus1469-1708/page/n175/mode/2up |title=History of the Sikhs:The Sikhs Gurus (1469-1708) |publisher=Munshilal Manohorlal 1994 |page=164}}</ref> <br> [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] Ratan Chand{{KIA}}<ref name=":1">{{cite book |author=Hari Ram Gupta |url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.ITheSikhGurus1469-1708/page/n175/mode/2up |title=History of the Sikhs:The Sikhs Gurus (1469-1708) |publisher=Munshilal Manohorlal 1994 |page=164}}</ref> | |||
| units1 = | | units1 = Unknown | ||
| units2 = 4,000 | | units2 = 4,000<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| units3 = | | units3 = | ||
| strength3 = | | strength3 = | ||
| casualties1 = | | casualties1 = Unknown | ||
| casualties2 = | | casualties2 = Unknown | ||
| casualties3 = | | casualties3 = | ||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
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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 '''Battle of Rohilla''', also known as the '''Battle of Hargobindpur''', was a 1621 campaign by the [[Mughal Empire]] against the growing influence of the [[Sikhs]].<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last=Jaques|first=Tony.|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges|year=2007 |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 | After the execution of [[Guru Arjan Dev]], [[Guru Hargobind]] fully militarized the [[Sikhs]] into a proper militia mostly based on an irregular cavalry style of warfare.<ref name=":1">{{cite book |author=Hari Ram Gupta |url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.ITheSikhGurus1469-1708/page/n175/mode/2up |title=History of the Sikhs:The Sikhs Gurus (1469-1708) |publisher=Munshilal Manohorlal 1994 |page=164}}</ref> In 1621, Hargobind envisaged a plan to develop a town, [[Sri Hargobindpur]], that was founded by his father. A dispute over the possession of land and plans to erect a building ensued between the Guru and a [[Khatri]] Chaudhary named Bhagwan Das. Accordingly, Bhagwan Das attacked the Guru's camp and was subsequently killed in the fight. Das' son, Rattan Chand, and Karam Chand, the son of [[Chandu Shah]] (an antipathetic figure in Sikh tradition), forged an alliance and incited the [[Faujdar]] of [[Jalandhar]], Abdul Khan, to send an expedition against Guru Hargobind. The Sikhs fought and defeated the contingent of 4,000 Mughal troops sent by Abdul Khan, near the [[Beas River]]. The Sikh General Jattu as well as Abdul Khan and his sons were killed in the fighting.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Fauja |url=https://archive.org/details/guru-tegh-bahadur-martyr-and-teacher |title=Guru Tegh Bahadur: Martyr and teacher |publisher=Publication Bureau Punjabi university, PATIALA |year=1975 |page=10}}</ref><ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1621 in India]] | [[Category:1621 in India]] | ||
[[Category:Conflicts in 1621|Rohilla]] | [[Category:Conflicts in 1621|Rohilla]] | ||
[[Category:1620s in the Mughal Empire]] | |||
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{{Mughal-stub}} | {{Mughal-stub}} | ||
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| Battle of Rohilla | |||||||
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| Part of Early Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Akal Sena (Sikhs) |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jattu † |
Abdul Khan † Karam Chand †[1] Ratan Chand †[1] | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | 4,000[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Rohilla, also known as the Battle of Hargobindpur, was a 1621 campaign by the Mughal Empire against the growing influence of the Sikhs.[2]
After the execution of Guru Arjan Dev, Guru Hargobind fully militarized the Sikhs into a proper militia mostly based on an irregular cavalry style of warfare.[1] In 1621, Hargobind envisaged a plan to develop a town, Sri Hargobindpur, that was founded by his father. A dispute over the possession of land and plans to erect a building ensued between the Guru and a Khatri Chaudhary named Bhagwan Das. Accordingly, Bhagwan Das attacked the Guru's camp and was subsequently killed in the fight. Das' son, Rattan Chand, and Karam Chand, the son of Chandu Shah (an antipathetic figure in Sikh tradition), forged an alliance and incited the Faujdar of Jalandhar, Abdul Khan, to send an expedition against Guru Hargobind. The Sikhs fought and defeated the contingent of 4,000 Mughal troops sent by Abdul Khan, near the Beas River. The Sikh General Jattu as well as Abdul Khan and his sons were killed in the fighting.[3][2][1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hari Ram Gupta. History of the Sikhs:The Sikhs Gurus (1469-1708). Munshilal Manohorlal 1994. p. 164.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jaques, Tony. (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 860. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ↑ Singh, Fauja (1975). Guru Tegh Bahadur: Martyr and teacher. Publication Bureau Punjabi university, PATIALA. p. 10.
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