Battle of Sonipat

Battle of Sonipat
Date	1709
Location	Sonipat
Result	Sikh victory
Belligerents
Khalsa	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Banda Singh Bahadur; Baj Singh; Binod Singh; Ram Singh;	Wazir Khan; Faujdar of Sonipat;

Banda Bahadur Bairagi War Memorial in Khanda, Sonipat

The Battle of Sonipat was fought between Sikhs and the Mughal Empire in 1709.

Background and Battle[edit]

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]

↑ 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.

This Indian history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] History of Islam, p. 506, at Google Books

[2] Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications.

[3] Frances Pritchett. "XIX. A Century of Political Decline: 1707-1803". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-29.

[4] Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. p. 28.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]